1. Arachnida & Myriapoda main content

2. Arachnida & Myriapoda More in Invertebrate Zoology

3. The Arachnid are followed by the myriapoda (centipedes, etc.), and these by the insecti or true insects

4. Apterygote Insects The insects probably evolved from some primitive member of the superclass Myriapoda during the Silurian period (400-440 million years ago)

5. What is a centipede? Distinguishable by their long body and numerous legs, centipedes belong to the Chilopoda insect class within the Myriapoda subphylum, which contains other leggy insects like millipedes

6. Arthropods is the largest living phylum in terms of species diversity, with 1,214,295 extant species, including 1,023,559 Hexapoda, 111,937 Chelicerata, 66,914 Crustacea and 11,885 Myriapoda (Zhang, 2011, 2013)

7. Arthropods is the largest living phylum in terms of species diversity, with 1,214,295 extant species, including 1,023,559 Hexapoda, 111,937 Chelicerata, 66,914 Crustacea and 11,885 Myriapoda (Zhang, 2011, 2013)

8. What is a Centipede? Distinguishable by their long body and numerous legs, Centipedes belong to the Chilopoda insect class within the Myriapoda subphylum, which contains other leggy insects like millipedes.