Scolopendra spinosissima Kraepelin, 1903 A, B habitus in vivo showing the only two known variations of colouration; specimens from Panay Is. (A) and Guimaras Is. (B) (photographs courtesy of E. Währen; individuals uncollected) C distribution, 20th century records: red square = lectotype, Manila, Luzon Is.; red circle = paralectotypes 1–3, Camarines Peninsula, Luzon Is.; yellow square = non-types, Dolores, Quezon province (previously Tayabas), Luzon Is. (in the literature erroneously placed in Dolores, Camarines Peninsula, indicated by a red circle). 21st century data: orange squares = (top) Mt. Isarog, Camarines Sur province, Luzon Is.; (middle) Cadiz, Negros Occidental province, Negros Is.; (bottom) Barili, Cebu Prov., Cebu Is. New data: blue squares: (top) Idiacacan, Pandan (Antique), Panay Is. (~ 11.683537; 122.114986); (bottom) Jordan, Guimaras Is. (~ 10.652871; 122.602054) (credits: E. Währen). Mindanao Is. indicates the origin of the specimen “Mus. Paris. I.XI.03” misidentified by Kraepelin as “S. spinosissima” (specimen currently excluded from the type series).