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Crytops - Cryptops hortensis
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Crytops - Cryptops hortensis
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
May 28, 2010
Size: approx. 3 1/2inches
found under rock

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Contributed by Josh6 on 29 May, 2010 - 3:27am
Last updated 27 June, 2010 - 11:46pm

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.

Rowland, if I've read too much into your "I think," this can always be moved back to genus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 June, 2010 - 9:39pm

Thanks
I really appreciate the help from both the commenters!!!
… Josh6, 15 June, 2010 - 7:28pm

It is a species of Cryptops,
It is a species of Cryptops, I think the introduced species, C. hortensis (Donovan, 1810), because T1 overlaps the cephalic plate Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 15 June, 2010 - 4:11pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 June, 2010 - 10:15pm

Tropical centipede: Cryptopidae…
First specimen from Canada on BG - nice find. Dr.Shelly may be able to take this beyond family level.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 6 June, 2010 - 11:16pm

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