Krateraspis is a genus of soil centipedes in the familyMecistocephalidae.[1]Centipedes in this genus are found in Central Asia.[2] This genus contains only two species, K. meinerti, with 45 pairs of legs, and K. sselivanovi, with 53 leg pairs. The species K. sselivanovi is notable for featuring 53 leg pairs without any intraspecific variation.[3][4] This number of legs is rarely observed in the family Mecistocephalidae[5] and also appears to be the maximum number evidently fixed by species in the classChilopoda.[6]
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