| Cryptops arapuni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Cryptopidae |
| Genus: | Cryptops |
| Species: | C. arapuni |
| Binomial name | |
| 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. [1] [2]
The species occurs in the North Island. The type locality is Arapuni in the South Waikato District. [2]
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Steneurytion morbosus is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was first described in 1877 by New Zealand naturalist Frederick Hutton.
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Tasmanophilus spenceri is a species of centipede in the Zelanophilidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1901 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. The species epithet spenceri honours British-Australian evolutionary biologist Baldwin Spencer.
Zelanophilus provocator is a species of centipede in the Zelanophilidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. The original description of this species is based on two male specimens with 69 pairs of legs and reports a length of 59 mm, but other specimens indicate that this species can have from 67 to 77 pairs and that females can reach 75 mm in length.
Zelanophilus kapiti is a species of centipede in the Zelanophilidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1922 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey. Some authorities, including Archey himself, would later deem Z. kapiti to be a junior synonym of a similar species, Z. provocator.
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Paralamyctes trailli is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1917 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.
Paralamyctes validus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1917 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.
Paralamyctes harrisi is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1922 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.
Lamyctes oticus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1921 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.
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Steneurytion antipodum is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock. This species has 37 to 41 segments, usually 39.
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