Caritohallex

Caritohallex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Caritohallex
Crabill, 1960
Species:
C. minyrrhopus
Binomial name
Caritohallex minyrrhopus
Crabill, 1960

Caritohallex is a monotypic genus of centipede with only one species, Caritohallex minyrrhopus, found in Panama[1] and the Lesser Antilles.[2] This species has slender antennae, no coxal pores, and a single tarsal article on the ultimate legs.[2] The original description of this species is based on a male holotype measuring about 10 mm in length with 39 pairs of legs and a female paratype measuring 8 mm in length with 43 leg pairs.[3]

  1. ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ a b Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
  3. ^ Crabill, Ralph E. (1960). "Centipedes of the Smithsonian-Bredin Expeditions to the West Indies". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 111 (3427): 167-195 [175] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.