Lamyctes oticus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1921 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.[1][2]

Lamyctes oticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Lamyctes
Species:
L. oticus
Binomial name
Lamyctes oticus
Archey, 1921[1]

Distribution

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The species occurs in the South Island. The type locality is Otekaike in North Otago.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Archey, G (1917). "The Lithobiomorpha of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 2: 71–100 [78].
  2. ^ a b Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 21 March 2023.