Alessandro Minelli, Professor of Zoology at the University of Padova, is the author of Biological Systematics (Chapman & Hall, 1993), The Development of Animal Form (Cambridge University Press, 2003), Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Forms of Becoming (Princeton University Press, 2009). His main research interest is, currently, the evolution of body architecture.

• Preface1 Phylogenetic relationships of Myriapoda, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE2 The Chilopoda – IntroductionDiagnosis, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI History of research, by GERO HILKEN, ALESSANDRO MINELLI, CARSTEN H.G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & CHRISTIAN S.WIRKNER3 Chilopoda – General morphology, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a sectionby MARKUS KOCH4 Chilopoda – Integument and associated organsIntegument and cuticle, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER &GERO HILKENSolitary epidermal glands, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG& GERO HILKENAggregated and compound epidermal glands, by JÖRG ROSENBERG,CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKENCoxal and anal organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER &GERO HILKENBioluminescence, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRG ROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G.MÜLLER5 Chilopoda – Musculature and locomotion, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI6 Chilopoda – Digestive system, by MARKUS KOCH, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER,GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG7 Chilopoda – Tracheal system, by GERO HILKEN, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER,ANDY SOMBKE, CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER &JÖRG ROSENBERG8 Chilopoda – Circulatory system, by CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER, GERO HILKEN& JÖRG ROSENBERG9 Chilopoda – Excretory systemMain excretory organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & GEROHILKENThe maxillary organ of the Notostigmophora, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRGROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLERNephrocytes, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GEROHILKEN10 Chilopoda – Endocrine system, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G.MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN11 Chilopoda – Nervous system, by ANDY SOMBKE, JÖRG ROSENBERG & GEROHILKEN12 Chilopoda – Sense organs, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, ANDY SOMBKE,GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG13 Chilopoda – Reproduction, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI14 Chilopoda – Development, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a section byANDY SOMBKE15 Chilopoda – Ecology, by KARIN VOIGTLÄNDER16 Chilopoda – Geographical distribution, by LUCIO BONATO & MARZIOZAPPAROLI17 Chilopoda – Phylogeny, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE18 Chilopoda – Fossil history, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE19 Chilopoda – Taxonomic overviewScutigeromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBELithobiomorpha, by MARZIO ZAPPAROLI & GREGORY D. EDGECOMBECraterostigmomorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBEScolopendromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE &LUCIO BONATOGeophilomorpha, by LUCIO BONATO20 Symphyla, by NIKOLA SZUCSICH & ULF SCHELLER21 Pauropoda, by ULF SCHELLERTaxonomic indexSubject index

Alessandro Minelli, Professor of Zoology at the University of Padova, is the author of Biological Systematics (Chapman & Hall, 1993), The Development of Animal Form (Cambridge University Press, 2003), Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Forms of Becoming (Princeton University Press, 2009). His main research interest is, currently, the evolution of body architecture.

• Preface1 Phylogenetic relationships of Myriapoda, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE2 The Chilopoda – IntroductionDiagnosis, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI History of research, by GERO HILKEN, ALESSANDRO MINELLI, CARSTEN H.G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & CHRISTIAN S.WIRKNER3 Chilopoda – General morphology, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a sectionby MARKUS KOCH4 Chilopoda – Integument and associated organsIntegument and cuticle, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER &GERO HILKENSolitary epidermal glands, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG& GERO HILKENAggregated and compound epidermal glands, by JÖRG ROSENBERG,CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKENCoxal and anal organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER &GERO HILKENBioluminescence, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRG ROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G.MÜLLER5 Chilopoda – Musculature and locomotion, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI6 Chilopoda – Digestive system, by MARKUS KOCH, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER,GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG7 Chilopoda – Tracheal system, by GERO HILKEN, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER,ANDY SOMBKE, CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER &JÖRG ROSENBERG8 Chilopoda – Circulatory system, by CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER, GERO HILKEN& JÖRG ROSENBERG9 Chilopoda – Excretory systemMain excretory organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & GEROHILKENThe maxillary organ of the Notostigmophora, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRGROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLERNephrocytes, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GEROHILKEN10 Chilopoda – Endocrine system, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G.MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN11 Chilopoda – Nervous system, by ANDY SOMBKE, JÖRG ROSENBERG & GEROHILKEN12 Chilopoda – Sense organs, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, ANDY SOMBKE,GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG13 Chilopoda – Reproduction, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI14 Chilopoda – Development, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a section byANDY SOMBKE15 Chilopoda – Ecology, by KARIN VOIGTLÄNDER16 Chilopoda – Geographical distribution, by LUCIO BONATO & MARZIOZAPPAROLI17 Chilopoda – Phylogeny, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE18 Chilopoda – Fossil history, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE19 Chilopoda – Taxonomic overviewScutigeromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBELithobiomorpha, by MARZIO ZAPPAROLI & GREGORY D. EDGECOMBECraterostigmomorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBEScolopendromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE &LUCIO BONATOGeophilomorpha, by LUCIO BONATO20 Symphyla, by NIKOLA SZUCSICH & ULF SCHELLER21 Pauropoda, by ULF SCHELLERTaxonomic indexSubject index

Alessandro Minelli, Professor of Zoology at the University of Padova, is the author of Biological Systematics (Chapman & Hall, 1993), The Development of Animal Form (Cambridge University Press, 2003), Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution (Oxford University Press, 2009) and Forms of Becoming (Princeton University Press, 2009). His main research interest is, currently, the evolution of body architecture.

• Preface1 Phylogenetic relationships of Myriapoda, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE2 The Chilopoda – IntroductionDiagnosis, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI History of research, by GERO HILKEN, ALESSANDRO MINELLI, CARSTEN H.G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & CHRISTIAN S.WIRKNER3 Chilopoda – General morphology, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a sectionby MARKUS KOCH4 Chilopoda – Integument and associated organsIntegument and cuticle, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER &GERO HILKENSolitary epidermal glands, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG& GERO HILKENAggregated and compound epidermal glands, by JÖRG ROSENBERG,CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKENCoxal and anal organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER &GERO HILKENBioluminescence, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRG ROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G.MÜLLER5 Chilopoda – Musculature and locomotion, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI6 Chilopoda – Digestive system, by MARKUS KOCH, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER,GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG7 Chilopoda – Tracheal system, by GERO HILKEN, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER,ANDY SOMBKE, CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER &JÖRG ROSENBERG8 Chilopoda – Circulatory system, by CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER, GERO HILKEN& JÖRG ROSENBERG9 Chilopoda – Excretory systemMain excretory organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & GEROHILKENThe maxillary organ of the Notostigmophora, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRGROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLERNephrocytes, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GEROHILKEN10 Chilopoda – Endocrine system, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G.MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN11 Chilopoda – Nervous system, by ANDY SOMBKE, JÖRG ROSENBERG & GEROHILKEN12 Chilopoda – Sense organs, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, ANDY SOMBKE,GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG13 Chilopoda – Reproduction, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI14 Chilopoda – Development, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a section byANDY SOMBKE15 Chilopoda – Ecology, by KARIN VOIGTLÄNDER16 Chilopoda – Geographical distribution, by LUCIO BONATO & MARZIOZAPPAROLI17 Chilopoda – Phylogeny, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE18 Chilopoda – Fossil history, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE19 Chilopoda – Taxonomic overviewScutigeromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBELithobiomorpha, by MARZIO ZAPPAROLI & GREGORY D. EDGECOMBECraterostigmomorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBEScolopendromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE &LUCIO BONATOGeophilomorpha, by LUCIO BONATO20 Symphyla, by NIKOLA SZUCSICH & ULF SCHELLER21 Pauropoda, by ULF SCHELLERTaxonomic indexSubject index