Orphnaeus atopus explained

Orphnaeus atopus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1] The original description of this species is based on two reddish yellow female specimens and reports a length of 51 mm and 71 pairs of legs.^[2] Some have deemed O. atopus to be a junior synonym of O. brevilabiatus.

Distribution

The species occurs in Fiji. The type locality is Levuka, on the island of Ovalau.^[1]

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 . ChiloBase 2.0 . A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) . Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. 3 April 2023.
2. Crabill . R.E. . 1961 . On the true nature of the Azygethidae (Chilopda: Geophilomorpha) . Psyche: A Journal of Entomology . 67 . 3 . 76-78 [77] . Biodiversity Heritage Library.