Cryptops megalopora

Cryptops megalopora is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is native to Australia and New Zealand and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.[1]

Cryptops megalopora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Cryptopidae
Genus: Cryptops
Species:
C. megalopora
Binomial name
Cryptops megalopora
Haase, 1887[1]

Distribution

The species’ range includes New Zealand and the Australian island of Tasmania.[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]

References
  1. Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden. Pt I. Chilopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 [80].
  2. "Species Cryptops megalopora Haase, 1887". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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