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:	D. Balan, P.M. Sureshan, V. Khanna
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5
Zdroj:	Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 2510-2514 (2012)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0974-7893 0974-7907
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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