biostudies-literatureJi JHthe Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province486https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12112239biostudies-literatureUnknown16(5)As one of the four primary evolutionary groups within myriapods, centipedes (Chilopoda) comprise approximately 3150 valid species. Recent molecular studies have begun to elucidate the phylogeny and time to divergence in Chilopoda; yet, identifying scutigeromorphs at the species level remains a notoriously challenging task. In this study, we obtained seven new complete mitogenomes of <i>Thereuopoda clunifera</i> (Wood, 1862) to investigate the phylogeny and divergence times of Chilopoda. Both maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) analyses recovered the relationship of (Scutigeromorpha + (Scolopendromorpha + (Lithobiomorpha + Geophilomorpha))). For Scutigeromorpha, seven newly sequenced mitogenomes of <i>T. clunifera</i> were divided into four distinct clades. Divergence time eInsectsUnusual Genetic Diversity Within &lt;i&gt;Thereuopoda clunifera&lt;/i&gt; (Wood, 1862) (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha) Revealed by Phylogeny and Divergence Times Using Mitochondrial Genomes.PMC1211223932470475LY23C040002Yang ZWStorey KBYu DNShen CYZhang JYGao YXJi JHWu HYfalseUnusual Genetic Diversity Within &lt;i&gt;Thereuopoda clunifera&lt;/i&gt; (Wood, 1862) (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha) Revealed by Phylogeny and Divergence Times Using Mitochondrial Genomes.As one of the four primary evolutionary groups within myriapods, centipedes (Chilopoda) comprise approximately 3150 valid species. Recent molecular studies have begun to elucidate the phylogeny and time to divergence in Chilopoda; yet, identifying scutigeromorphs at the species level remains a notoriously challenging task. In this study, we obtained seven new complete mitogenomes of <i>Thereuopoda clunifera</i> (Wood, 1862) to investigate the phylogeny and divergence times of Chilopoda. Both maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) analyses recovered the relationship of (Scutigeromorpha + (Scolopendromorpha + (Lithobiomorpha + Geophilomorpha))). For Scutigeromorpha, seven newly sequenced mitogenomes of <i>T. clunifera</i> were divided into four distinct clades. Divergence time e2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 May2026-04-25T03:27:30.769Z2026-04-25T03:22:29.72ZS-EPMC121122394042919910.3390/insects16050486