Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order: Scolopendromorpha (Tropical Centipedes)
Family: Scolopocryptopidae
Auburn, Alabama
It is reported that there are 8 spp. in 3 genera in North America
Members of this family have 23 pairs of legs.
For more information on centipedes, see:
http://naturalsciences.org/research-collections/research-specialties/invertebrates/centipedes