Otostigmus chiltoni

Otostigmus chiltoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Scolopendridae
Genus:	Otostigmus
Species:	O. chiltoni
Binomial name
Otostigmus chiltoni Archey, 1921[1]

Otostigmus chiltoni is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family, endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1921 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.^[1][2]

Distribution

The type locality is the Three Kings Islands group, located off the northern tip of the North Island. ^[2]

References

1. Archey, G (1921). "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 53: 181–195 [191].
2. 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. Retrieved 24 March 2023.