Otostigmus chiltoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 |
Otostigmus chiltoni is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family, endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1921 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.
Distribution
The type locality is the Three Kings Islands group, located off the northern tip of the North Island.
References
- ^ Archey, G (1921). "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 181–195 .
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Otostigmus chiltoni |
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