A new species of centipede of the genus Cryptops Leach (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae) from southern Western Ghats with a key to the species of Cryptops in India
| Autor: | P. M. Sureshan, Vinod Khanna, Dhanya Balan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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lcsh:QH1-199.5
Arthropoda biology Ecology Biodiversity lcsh:General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution Management Monitoring Policy and Law biology.organism_classification Scolopendromorpha Genus lcsh:QH540-549.5 Animalia Key (lock) Animal Science and Zoology Cryptopidae lcsh:Ecology Chilopoda Centipede Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Taxonomy Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 2510-2514 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 0974-7907 0974-7893 |
| DOI: | 10.11609/jott.o3035.2510-4 |
| Popis: | A new species of blind cryptopid centipede of the genus Cryptops Leach belonging to the hortensis group viz. Cryptops (C.) malabarensis is described from the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India and the family Cryptopidae (Scolopendromorpha) is reported for the first time from the area. Affinities of the new species with a Madagascar species are discussed and a key to separate the Indian species of Cryptops is also provided. |
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