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Cryptops arapuni

Cryptops arapuni is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1922 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.

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Cryptops arapuni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Cryptopidae
Genus: Cryptops
Species:
C. arapuni
Binomial name
Cryptops arapuni
Archey, 19221

Cryptops arapuni is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1922 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.1 2

Distribution

The species occurs in the North Island. The type locality is Arapuni in the South Waikato District.2

References

References

  1. Archey, G (1922). "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 2: 73–76 [75].
  2. Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 21 March 2023.