A review of some characters used in the taxonomy of Cryptops (subgenus Cryptops) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae)

A review of some characters used in the taxonomy of Cryptops (subgenus Cryptops) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae)

Variation in a number of taxonomic characters in Cryptops (Cryptops) is discussed. Some, such as the shape of the poison gland calyx and the arrangement of setae on the anterior margin of the forcipular coxosternum, are very reliable. Others, such as the sutures of the head plate and tergite 1, alt...

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Main Author: John G. E. Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 2009-12-01
Series:Soil Organisms
Subjects:
intraspecific
variation
reliability
centipede
Online Access:https://soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO/article/view/205

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