Zelanophilus kapiti

Zelanophilus kapiti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Zelanophilidae
Genus:	Zelanophilus
Species:	Z. kapiti
Binomial name
Zelanophilus kapiti Archey, 1922 [1]

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. ^{[1] [2]} Some authorities, including Archey himself, would later deem Z. kapiti to be a junior synonym of a similar species, Z. provocator . ^{[3] [4]}

Description

This species is yellow and can reach 38 mm in length with 69 pairs of legs. ^[5]

Distribution

The type locality is Kapiti Island, off the west coast of the lower North Island. ^[2]

References

1. Archey, G (1922). "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 2: 73–76 [73].
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.
3. Archey, Gilbert (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand. Part 1". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum . 2: 43–70. ISSN   0067-0464. JSTOR   42905967. Wikidata   Q58676585.
4. Crabill, R.E. (1963). "A preliminary review of Zelanophilus with description of a new Australian species (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 70: 164-169 [165] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
5. Attems, Carl (1929). Attems, Karl (ed.). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 195. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN   978-3-11-143063-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)