Cryptops hortensis

Cryptops hortensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Cryptopidae
Genus: Cryptops
Species:
C. hortensis
Binomial name
Cryptops hortensis
(Donovan, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Scolopendra hortensis Donovan, 1810
  • Cryptops aenariensis Verhoeff, 1943

Cryptops hortensis, the common cryptops, is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops (Leach 1814).

Description

The species is 20–30 millimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long and 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide. It is pale brown in colour with 21 pairs of legs.

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in all of Europe except for: the Baltic states, Andorra, Belarus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Vatican City and various European islands. It has also been introduced to Tasmania, Australia. It is found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Common name". Nature Spot. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ Vahtera, Varpu; Stoev, Pavel; Akkari, Nesrine (2020). "Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania". ZooKeys (1004): 1–26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537. PMC 7758309. PMID 33384564.
  3. ↑ "Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Species Cryptops hortensis Leach, 1814". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.