''Cryptops parisi'' is a species of

centipede Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , " foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an ...

in the family

Cryptopidae The Cryptopidae are a family of scolopendromorph centipedes. Cryptopids are blind (lacking ocelli) and possess 21 pairs of legs. The genus '' Cryptops'' is the numerically largest in the family, comprising over 150 species worldwide. Classif ...

Description and habitat

The species is long or more. It is identified by the closely spaced (often fused) teeth on the tibial and tarsal combs of the last legs. It lives under stones, logs and

leaf litter Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead plant material (such as leaves, bark, needles, twigs, and cladodes) that have fallen to the ground. This detritus or dead organic material and its constituent ...

. It is found in

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, central

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and

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Life cycle

A 2020 study examining the development of the cephalic capsule and coxopleuron identified ten late post-embryonic stages in ''C. parisi'''s life cycle: three pre-adult stages (adolescens I, II, and III) and seven adult stages (one maturus junior stage, four maturus, and two maturus senior stages). There was no sexual dimorphism in these characteristics.

References

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parisi Parisi may refer to: *Johnny Swinger (born 1975), professional wrestler who performed under the name "Johnny Parisi" *Parisi (surname), an Italian surname * Parisi, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality *Parisi (Yorkshire), an ancient tribe *Parisi ...

Animals described in 1920 Myriapods of Europe