Endoptelus Explained

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]

Description

This species features unusual processes basal to the most posterior pairs of legs.^[2] The original description of this species reports yellow colouration throughout, a length of about 35 mm, and 79 pairs of legs.

Distribution

The species occurs in New Guinea. The type locality is Pionierbivak.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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 . Endoptelus Chamberlin, 1939 . ChiloBase 2.0: A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) . Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. 21 April 2023.
2. Book: Bonato . Lucio . The Myriapoda. Volume 1 . Edgecombe . Gregory D. . Zapparoli . Marzio . 2011 . Brill . 2011 . 978-90-04-18826-6 . Minelli . Alessandro . Leiden . 363–443 . Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview . 812207443.
3. Web site: 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 . Endoptelus papuicolens Chamberlin, 1939 . ChiloBase 2.0: A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) . Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. 21 April 2023.