Cormocephalus rubriceps
(Redirected from New Zealand giant centipede)
| Cormocephalus rubriceps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Cormocephalus |
| Species: | C. rubriceps
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| Cormocephalus rubriceps (Newport, 1843)
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Cormocephalus rubriceps, also known as the Hura[1][2] or giant centipede,[3] is a large centipede of the family Scolopendridae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand, where it is found in the North Island and on islands off the North Island.[3] At up to 25 cm in length, it is the largest centipede in New Zealand.
Taxonomy
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This species was given its Latin name by George Newport in 1843 as Scolopendra rubriceps.[4] Newport published a description of the species under that name in 1845.[5]
Description
[edit]This species is very large, sometimes exceeding 10cm in length. The body is typically dark red while the legs are coloured yellow fading into green.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "hura". Māori dictionary. 2021. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Miller, David (1952). "The Insect People of the Maori". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 61 (1/2): 1–61. ISSN 0032-4000. JSTOR 20703320.
- ^ a b "Giant centipede". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ Newport, George (February 1844). "XIII.— A List of the species of Myriapoda, Order Chilopoda, contained in the Cabinets of the British Museum, with synoptic descriptions of forty-seven new Species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 13 (82): 94–101. doi:10.1080/03745484409442576. ISSN 0374-5481.
- ^ Newport, George (1845). "Monograph of the Class Myriapoda, Order Chilopoda". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 19 (4): 349–440. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1842.tb00370.x – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Archey, G. "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 181–195.
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