Cryptops (Cryptops) cf. doriae Pocock, 1891

Schileyko, Arkady, Iorio, Etienne & Coulis, Mathieu, 2024, A synthesis on the scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) of Martinique, with description of Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) amicitia n. sp. and new data on some Neotropical scolopendromorphs, Zootaxa 5486 (4), pp. 563-599 : 576-577

Cryptops (Cryptops) cf. doriae Pocock, 1891

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Terra typica of C. (C.) doriae : Myanmar ( Burma): Pegu, Palon; Upper Irrawaddy, Shwegoo; Carin Mount, Asciuii Ghecu district, village of Chiala.

Recent material from Martinique. 2 spms, TE, Le Lorrain, Morne Capot, BN, 209 m a.s.l., lat.14,8083, long. -61,093, leg. MEJ, 05.04.2018 ( CAEC, 6796); 2 spms, TE, Ajoupa-Bouillon, Exploitation Eden, BN, 303 m a.s.l., lat.14,81306, long. -61,11788, leg. MEJ, 03.05.2018 ( CAEC, 6565); 2 spms, TE, Basse-pointe, Exploitation Eyma, BN, 56 m a.s.l., lat.14,86277, long. -61,11203, leg. MEJ, 13.06.2018 ( CAEC, 5805); 1 spm, TE, Le Lorrain, Anse Charpentier, BN, 102 m a.s.l., lat.14,80292, long. -61,02651, leg. MEJ, 18.05.2018 ( CAEC, 6710); 2 spms, TE, Basse-pointe, Exploitation Hackaert, BN, 143 m a.s.l., lat.14,85636, long. -61,12798, leg. MEJ, 14.06.2018 ( CAEC, 802); 2 spms, TE, Macouba, Exploitation Macouba, BN, 100 m a.s.l., lat.14,87121, long. -61,14237, leg. MEJ, 19.06.2018 ( CAEC, 6957); 3 spms, TE, Basse-pointe, Exploitation Moulin Etang, BN, 57 m a.s.l., lat.14,85751, long. -61,10553, leg. MEJ, 22.03.2018 ( CAEC, 6359); 1 spm, TE, Basse-pointe, Pecoul, SF, 186 m a.s.l., lat.14,83731, long. -61,11424, leg. MEJ, 21.06.2018 ( CAEC, 801); 1 spm, HC, Saint-Joseph, Rivière Lézarde, BN, 66 m a.s.l., lat.14,66262, long. -60,99917, leg. MC, 10.05.2019 ( CAEC, 698); 5 spms, HC, Le Lamentin, Petit Morne, BN, 11 m a.s.l., lat.14,60838, long. -60.98023, leg. MC, 14.04.2022 ( CAEC, 12112); 1 spm, HC, Sainte-Marie, Ilet Saint Aubin, 30 m a.s.l., lat.14,77344, long. -60,9641, leg. MC, 20.09.2022 ( CAEC, 16278); 2 spms, TE,Ajoupa-Bouillon, Exploitation Eden, banana fallow, 296 m a.s.l., lat.14,80856, long. -61,11657, leg. MEJ, 12.06.2018 ( CBGP, FAUN 17330); 1 spm, TE, Ajoupa-Bouillon, Exploitation Eden, BN, 303 m a.s.l., lat.14,81306, long. -61,11788, leg. MEJ, 03.05.2018 ( CBGP, FAUN 17329); 2 spms, Quadra litière, Le Lorrain, Morne Capot, BN, 181 m a.s.l., lat.14,80888, long. -61,10179, leg. MEJ, 27.04.2018 ( CBGP, FAUN 17328).

Additional material. Collection of ZMMU has 93 lots (nearly 170 specimens) of C. (C.) doriae mainly from Vietnam (throughout the country), but also from E Nepal (Sagarmatha Zone, Koshi Province), W Nepal (Dhaulagiri Zone, Gandaki Province), Malaysia (Pahang State), Indonesia (Sumatra), Philippines ( Luzon ), E Indonesia (West Papua Province), Tonga Islands ( Niuafo’ou Island ), Kazakhstan ( Turkistan formerly South Kazakhstan Region, ZMMU Rc 7713–7715), Uzbekistan ( Surxondaryo or Surkhandarya Region , ASU 445 , Figs 15, 16 ) and Tajikistan (Sughd Province, ZMMU Rc 8000, 8001, 8292 and Khatlon Region, ZMMU Rc 7951, 8022) .

Diagnosis. See Schileyko (2007: 88), Lewis (2013: 14) and Schileyko & Stoev (2016: 264).

Ecology in Martinique. These small cryptopids are widespread in Martinique, especially in cultivated areas; they can be found in the soil at a depth of 10 cm or more, which indicates the endogenous nature of this species.

Range of C. doriae (after Schileyko & Stoev 2016: 264, extended). It is the most widespread and common Cryptops species in South Asia and neighboring regions, found in Myanmar, East and West Nepal, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java and Sumatra Islands), E Indonesia, New Guinea Island, Philippines (Luzon and Panay Islands), SW Australia (Collie), Tonga Islands (Niuafo’ou Island), Seychelles. Kazakhstan (Turkistan Region), Uzbekistan (Surxondaryo Region;) and Tajikistan (Sughd Province and Khatlon Region) were added to the range of this species recently ( Dyachkov 2023). This species is introduced into the Lesser Antilles ( Martinique); it has been also found in the UK in a “wet tropical biome … in Cornwall ” ( Lewis 2007).

Remarks. The studied specimens undoubtedly belong to the doriae -group (sensu Lewis, 2013: 2) by the main diagnostic characters (absence of transverse suture of tergite 1 and presence of saw tooth on the ultimate leg femur) and closely corresponding morphologically with C. (C.) doriae . The latter species is the most widespread (and abundant) one of this group and is widely introduced in various parts of the World, including Europe (in heated greenhouses; Lewis 2007, 2013), the most recent report being from Switzerland ( Gilgado et al., 2022). Thus we tentatively regard the studied form (which is well acclimatized in Martinique) as C. (C.) doriae .

We believe this species to be much more widespread than currently reported due to a lack of sufficient samples and certain difficulties in identifying small cryptopids.

Figures

FIGURES 12–19. Cormocephalus guildingii Newport, 1845. 12. General view of live specimen, dorsally. Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) salticus Schileyko, Iorio & Coulis 2018. 13. General view of live specimen, dorso-laterally. Rhysida longipes (Newport, 1845). 14. General view of live specimen, dorsally. Cryptops (C.) doriae Pocock, 1891, No 445 (ASU). Photos by Yurii Dyachkov. 15. Head + LBS 1 and 2, dorsally. 16. Right ultimate leg, medially. Cryptops (C.) neocaledonicus muchmorei Lewis, 1989. 17. General view of live specimen, dorsally. Photo by Baptiste Bentameur. No 65 (CAEC-CIRAD). 18. Head + LBS 1 and 2, dorsally. 19. Left ultimate leg, medially.