Otostigmus chiltoni

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Otostigmus chiltoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Otostigmus
Species:
O. chiltoni
Binomial name
Otostigmus chiltoni
Archey, 1921 [1]

Otostigmus chiltoni is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1921 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey. [1] [2]

Distribution

The type locality is the Three Kings Islands group, off the northern tip of the North Island. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Archey, G (1921). "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 181–195 [191].
  2. 1 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 24 March 2023.