Cryptops hortensis
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Introduced from Europe. Most often found in urban environments.

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Cryptops hortensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
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,[1] is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops (Leach 1814).[2]

Description

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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.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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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.[3] It has also been introduced to Tasmania, Australia.[4] It is found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
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