Caritohallex

Caritohallex
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Caritohallex
Crabill, 1960
Species:
C. minyrrhopus
Binomial name
Caritohallex minyrrhopus
Crabill, 1960

Caritohallex is a monotypic genus of centipede with only one species, Caritohallex minyrrhopus, found in Panama and the Lesser Antilles. This species has slender antennae, no coxal pores, and a single tarsal article on the ultimate legs. The original description of this species is based on a male holotype measuring about 10 mm in length with 39 pairs of legs and a female paratype measuring 8 mm in length with 43 leg pairs.

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