Cryptops niuensis
Species of centipede
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Cryptops niuensis is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Cryptops niuensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Cryptopidae |
| Genus: | Cryptops |
| Species: | C. niuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptops niuensis Chamberlin, 1920[1] | |
Distribution
The species occurs in Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands. The type locality is Niue.[2][3]
