Cryptops hortensis explained

Cryptops hortensis, the common cryptops,^[1] is a species of centipede in the family Cryptopidae, genus Cryptops (Leach 1814).^[2]

Description

The species is 20- long and wide. It is pale brown in colour with 21 pairs of legs.^[1]

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in all of Europe except for: the Baltic states, Andorra, Belarus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Vatican City and various European islands.^[3] It has also been introduced to Tasmania, Australia.^[4] It is found in gardens and woodland, and under stones and logs.^[1]

External links

• Images of Cryptops hortensis
• Video of Cryptops hortensis on YouTube
• See also David Nield: Meet The 'King' of a Toxic Underground Ecosystem Unlike Anywhere Else on Earth (on: science^alert, 19 December 2020) about Cryptops speleorex living in the Movile Cave, Romania.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Common name . Nature Spot. June 23, 2013.
2. Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. 2020. Vahtera. Varpu. Stoev. Pavel. Akkari. Nesrine. ZooKeys. 1004. 1–26. 33384564. 7758309. 10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537. free.
3. Web site: Cryptops hortensis (Donovan, 1810). https://web.archive.org/web/20131014032521/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=374917. dead. October 14, 2013. Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. October 12, 2013.
4. Web site: Species Cryptops hortensis Leach, 1814 . . Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 13 February 2023.