Study on species composition of Scolopendromorpha in Kon Ka Kinh National Park (NP) and Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve (NR), Gia Lai province was conducted during 2017 - 2018, in rainy (May, June) and dry season (November, December). A total of twelve species of 3 genera and 2 families were found. | VNU Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology, Vol. 34, No. 4 (2018) 16-20 Preliminary Data on Species Composition and Distribution of the Scolopendromorph Centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in Kon Ka Kinh National Park and Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Gia Lai Province Le Xuan Son1,*, Vu Thi Ha2 1 Institute of Tropical Ecology, Vietnamese - Russian Tropical Center Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 2 Received 25 September 2018 Revised 05 November 2018; Accepted 05 December 2018 Abstract: Study on species composition of Scolopendromorpha in Kon Ka Kinh National Park (NP) and Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve (NR), Gia Lai province was conducted during 2017 - 2018, in rainy (May, June) and dry season (November, December). A total of twelve species of 3 genera and 2 families were found. Of them, for the first time, species (Otostigmus striolatus Verhoeff, 1937) has been recorded for Vietnam and other six species for the studied area, including Cryptops tahitianus, Otostigmus (O.)amballae, O. reservatus, O. astenus, O. reservatus, Scolopendra subspinipes. The Scolopendridae Pocock, 1895 was dominant with 11 species; and Cryptopidae Kohlarausch, 1881 had only one reported species. Most species are recorded in primary forests and a few species was found in the pine forest. In addition, the number of species recorded in rainy season was higher than that in dry season; and the Cryptops Leach, 1815 was found only in rainy season. Keywords: Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Kon Ka Kinh, Kon Chu Rang, Centipedes. 1. Introduction Craterostigmomorpha and Devonobiomorpha; of which the Devonobiomorpha was extinct, the Craterostigmomorpha has been not reported in Vietnam, so far [1, 2]. Most of centipede species are predators, which play an important role in the ecosystem. Through their activities, centipede helps Centipedes belong to the class Chilodopa of the subphylum Myriapoda, .
