Orphnaeus
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| Orphnaeus | |
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| Orphnaeus brevilabiatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Oryidae |
| Genus: | Orphnaeus Meinert, 1870[1] |
| Type species | |
| Orphnaeus lividus Meinert,1870 | |
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Orphnaeus is a genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae. This genus was described by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert in 1870.[1][2] Centipedes in this genus are found in tropical regions.[3]
