Cryptops lamprethus

Cryptops lamprethus is a species of centipede in the Cryptopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1][2]

Cryptops lamprethus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Cryptopidae
Genus:	Cryptops
Species:	C. lamprethus
Binomial name
Cryptops lamprethus Chamberlin, 1920[1]
Synonyms
Cryptops pelorus Archey, 1921 Cryptops tokatea Archey, 1922

Distribution

The species occurs in the North Island. The type locality is Taumarunui in the Ruapehu District.^[2]