Caritohallex

Caritohallex is a monotypic genus of centipede with only one species, Caritohallex minyrrhopus. It is found in Panama.[1] The original description of this species is based on a male holotype measuring about 10 mm in length with 39 pairs of legs and a female paratype measuring 8 mm in length with 43 leg pairs.[2]

Caritohallex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Caritohallex
Crabill, 1960
Species:
C. minyrrhopus
Binomial name
Caritohallex minyrrhopus
Crabill, 1960

References
  1. "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. Crabill, Ralph E. (1960). "Centipedes of the Smithsonian-Bredin Expeditions to the West Indies". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 111 (3427): 167-195 [175] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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