Zelanophilus kapiti

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]

Zelanophilus kapiti
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Archey, Gilbert (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand. Part 1". Records of the Auckland Institute & Museum. 2 (1): 43-70 [52] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  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.


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