Taxonomy and Phylogeny
The American biologist Ralph V. Chamberlin first proposed this genus in 1912 to contain a newly discovered centipede, Arrup pylorus , which he designated as the type species. [8] In 2003, a cladistic analysis of the family Mecistocephalidae using morphological features placed the genus Arrup in the subfamily Arrupinae, along with the genera Agnostrup , Nannarrup , and Partygarrupius . [6] Further cladistic analysis of the subfamily Arrupinae based on external morphology placed the genus Arrup in a clade with Nannarrup as a closely related sister group. [9] This analysis also placed this clade inside another clade with Agnostrup as a sister group in the same branch of a phylogenetic tree. [9] In 2024, however, a phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data placed Arrup by itself on the most basal branch in a phylogenetic tree of the family Mecistocephilidae, with a sister group including Agnostgrup and Nannarrup together in a separate clade. [10]
Description
Centipedes in this genus range from 1 cm to 5 cm in length. [5] All species in this genus have 41 leg-bearing segments. [11] [12] The body is homogeneous in pigmentation, without darker patches. The head in this genus features a transverse suture on the front of the dorsal surface. The side pieces of the labrum are fully divided into anterior and posterior sclerites. [9] The clypeus in this genus is almost completely areolate and features a longitudinal areolate stripe down the middle. [5] [13] The pleurites on the side of the head lack setae. The coxosternite of the first maxillae is not divided down the middle by a longitudinal suture, and the coxosternite of the second maxillae is also undivided. [13] [14] The telopodites of the second maxillae are too short to reach distinctly beyond the first maxillae. [9] [12] The forcipular tergum is wider than long, with no longitudinal groove down the middle. The first article of the forcipule features one distal tooth, and the ultimate article features one basal tooth. The groove on the ventral surface of the trunk segments is not forked. The ultimate legs of the male are as slender as those of the female. [13] [14]
The genus Arrup exhibits many distinctive traits that characterize the subfamily Arrupinae. For example, like all species in this subfamily, species of Arrup feature 41 pairs of legs. Furthermore, as in other members of this subfamily, the telopodites of the second maxillae in Arrup extend no more than slightly beyond the first maxillae. [9] [12] [6]
Other features, however, distinguish the genus Arrup from its closest relatives. For example, the anterior lateral corners of the clypeus feature setae in Arrup, but these setae are absent in all other genera in the subfamily Arrupinae. [12] Furthermore, the coxosternite of the first maxillae is divided down the middle by a longitudinal suture in all other genera in the family Mecistocephalidae but undivided in Arrup. [9] [11] [12]
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