Endoptelus
Genus of centipedes
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Endoptelus is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae. This genus was described in 1939 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. Its sole species is Endoptelus papuicolens Chamberlin, 1939.[1][2]
| Endoptelus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Oryidae |
| Genus: | Endoptelus Chamberlin, 1939[1] |
| Type species | |
| Endoptelus papuicolens Chamberlin, 1939 | |
Description
Distribution
The species occurs in New Guinea. The type locality is Pionierbivak.[4]
