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| Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) salticus
Schileyko, Iorio & Coulis, 2018
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Abstract
The paper provides new data on seven scolopendromorph centipede species collected in Martinique Island. Two new species are described: Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) salticus n. sp. and Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) martinicensis n. sp.; their systematic position is discussed. Notes on the system of subgenus Trigonocryptops Verhoeff, 1906 are given and Cryptops sarasini var. furcata Ribaut, 1923 is confirmed as subspecies. Cormocephalus guildingii Newport, 1845, Newportia longitarsis guadeloupensis Demange, 1981 and N. pusilla Pocock, 1893 are reported from Martinique for the first time. A list of the Scolopendromorpha of this island is given.
Keywords: Myriapoda, Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Otostigmus (Parotostigmus), Cryptops (Trigonocryptops), new species, taxonomy, list of species
Order Scolopendromorpha Pocock, 1895
• Family Scolopendridae Leach, 1814
•• Subfamily Scolopendrinae Leach, 1814
Genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1816
Genus Cormocephalus Newport, 1844
Cormocephalus guildingii Newport, 1845
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| Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) salticus n. sp. Adult male (the holotype, No P2 in MNHN) alive in a storing box just after collection. |
•• Subfamily Otostigminae Kraepelin, 1903
Genus Otostigmus Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) salticus n. sp.
Derivatio nominis: Jumping behaviour was observed in this animal, so this species has been named after this habit (“salticus” means “jumping” or “dancing”) as it makes one remember the well-known spiders of genus Salticus Latreille, 1804 which can jump well.
• Family Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 1881
Genus Cryptops Leach, 1814
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) martinicensis n. sp.
Derivatio nominis: we name this species after the Martinique Island in Lesser Antilles were the type material was collected.
• Family Scolopocryptopidae Pocock, 1896
•• Subfamily Scolopocryptopinae Pocock, 1896
Genus Scolopocryptops Newport, 1844
Scolopocryptops melanostoma Newport, 1845
Genus Newportia Gervais, 1847
Newportia longitarsis guadeloupensis Demange, 1981
Newportia pusilla Pocock, 1893
Arkady Schileyko, Étienne Iorio and Mathieu Coulis. 2018. A Contribution to the Knowledge of Scolopendromorph Centipedes of Martinique Island, with Descriptions of Two New Species (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha). Zootaxa. 4486(4); 559–574. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4486.4.9