Orphnaeus
Orphnaeus is a genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae. This genus was described by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert in 1870. Centipedes in this genus are found in tropical regions.
Description
Centipedes in this genus have short ultimate legs, range from 3 cm to 13 cm in length, and have 53 to 131 pairs of legs. The minimum number of legs in this genus appears in the species Orphnaeus bevilabiatus; the maximum number appears in the species ''O. madegassus.''
Species
There are 14 valid species:Orphnaeus atopus Orphnaeus bohlsi Attems, 1903Orphnaeus brasilianus Orphnaeus brevilabiatus Orphnaeus fangaroka Saussure & Zehntner L., 1902Orphnaeus guillemini Orphnaeus heteropodus Lawrence, 1963Orphnaeus maculatus Lawrence, 1960Orphnaeus madegassus Lawrence, 1960Orphnaeus meruinus Attems, 1909Orphnaeus multipes Manfredi, 1939Orphnaeus polypodus Silvestri, 1895Orphnaeus porosus Verhoeff K. W., 1937Orphnaeus validus Lawrence, 1953