Rhysida

Rhysida
Rhysida nuda
Rhysida longipes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Subfamily: Otostigminae
Genus: Rhysida
Wood, 1862
Type species
Branchiostoma lithobioides
Newport, 1845
Synonyms
  • Branchiostoma Newport, 1845
  • Ethmophorus Pocock, 1891
  • Ptychotrema Peters, 1855
  • Trematoptychus Peters, 1862

Rhysida is a large genus of Scolopendromorph centipedes in the subfamily Otostigminae. It is the second largest genus in the subfamily Otostigminae, with species found in the Neotropics, Indo-Malaya, and Africa. It shares some morphological characteristics with the genus Alluropus, and its phylogeny in the subfamily Otostigminae is somewhat uncertain.