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Scutigera is a centipede genus in the scutigeromorph (house centipede) family Scutigeridae

Scutigera: Latin Roots scutiger, is derived from the Latin words scutum (shield) and gerere (to bear). This part of the name was given to the group due to the shield-like shape of the plates on the centipede's back.

Scutigera coleoptrata, also known as the house-centipede, is a species of centipede that is typically yellowish-gray and has up to 15 pairs of long legs.

Scutigera: Latin Roots scutiger, is derived from the Latin words scutum (shield) and gerere (to bear). This part of the name was given to the group due to the shield-like shape of the plates on the centipede's back.

The term coleoptrata comes from the Greek word for "beetle" (koléopteros) and the Latin word for "wing" (pteron). It was coined to describe the house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata), because its thorax resembles that of a beetle.