Craterostigmus crabilli

Craterostigmus crabilli is a species of small centipede in the order Craterostigmomorpha. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2][3]

Craterostigmus crabilli
Craterostigmus crabilli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Craterostigmomorpha
Family: Craterostigmidae
Genus: Craterostigmus
Species:
C. crabilli
Binomial name
Craterostigmus crabilli
Edgecombe & Giribet, 2008

Taxonomy

C. crabilli is one of two species in the order Craterostigmomorpha.[4] It was named in honour of Ralph E. Crabill Jr (1925-1992),[5] who had intended to describe the species within his lifetime.[6]

Description

C. crabilli is a small centipede, and is generally smaller than its Tasmanian counterpart in the genus, C. tasmanianus.[6] According to a 2008 paper, the largest specimen recorded had a body length of 3.7 cm,[6] however, other sources say C. crabilli can attain 5 cm in length.[1] It is variable in colour, and the body can range from pale orange to shades of brown.[1][6] The head is reddish brown and large, and the maxillipedes (forcipules)[7] are extremely large and clearly visible from above.[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in the South Island. The type locality is Governor’s Bush, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.[8]

References
  1. "Soil Bugs - An illustrated guide to New Zealand soil invertebrates". soilbugs.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  2. "Craterostigmus crabilli Edgecombe & Giribet 2008 - Encyclopedia of Life". www.eol.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  3. "Order Craterostigmomorpha". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  4. "Craterostigmus Pocock, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  5. "Ralph E. Crabill (1925-1992)". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  6. Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Giribet, Gonzalo (January 2008). "A New Zealand species of the trans-Tasman centipede order Craterostigmomorpha (Arthropoda : Chilopoda) corroborated by molecular evidence". Invertebrate Systematics. 22 (1): 1. doi:10.1071/IS07036 – via ResearchGate.
  7. Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Lewis, John G. E.; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, Lewis A.; Shelley, Rowland M.; Zapparoli, Marzio (Nov 18, 2010). "A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda)". ZooKeys (69): 17–51. doi:10.3897/zookeys.69.737. PMC 3088443. PMID 21594038.
  8. 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 20 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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