Craterostigmus crabilli is a species of small centipede in the order Craterostigmomorpha. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Craterostigmomorpha |
| Family: | Craterostigmidae |
| Genus: | Craterostigmus |
| Species: | C. crabilli
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| Binomial name | |
| Craterostigmus crabilli Edgecombe & Giribet, 2008
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Taxonomy
editC. crabilli is one of two species in the order Craterostigmomorpha.[4] It was named in honour of Ralph E. Crabill Jr (1925-1992),[5] who had intended to describe the species within his lifetime.[6]
Description
editC. crabilli is a small centipede, and is generally smaller than its Tasmanian counterpart in the genus, C. tasmanianus.[6] According to a 2008 paper, the largest specimen recorded had a body length of 3.7 cm,[6] however, other sources say C. crabilli can attain 5 cm in length.[1] It is variable in colour, and the body can range from pale orange to shades of brown.[1][6] The head is reddish brown and large, and the maxillipedes (forcipules)[7] are extremely large and clearly visible from above.[1]
Distribution
editThe species occurs in the South Island. The type locality is Governor’s Bush, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Soil Bugs - An illustrated guide to New Zealand soil invertebrates". soilbugs.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Craterostigmus crabilli Edgecombe & Giribet 2008 - Encyclopedia of Life". www.eol.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Order Craterostigmomorpha". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Craterostigmus Pocock, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ "Ralph E. Crabill (1925-1992)". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
- ^ a b c d Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Giribet, Gonzalo (January 2008). "A New Zealand species of the trans-Tasman centipede order Craterostigmomorpha (Arthropoda : Chilopoda) corroborated by molecular evidence". Invertebrate Systematics. 22 (1): 1. doi:10.1071/IS07036 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Lewis, John G. E.; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, Lewis A.; Shelley, Rowland M.; Zapparoli, Marzio (Nov 18, 2010). "A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda)". ZooKeys (69): 17–51. doi:10.3897/zookeys.69.737. PMC 3088443. PMID 21594038.
- ^ Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 20 March 2023.