Otostigmus chiltoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Otostigmus |
Species: | O. chiltoni
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Binomial name | |
Otostigmus chiltoni |
Otostigmus chiltoni is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1921 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.[1][2]
The type locality is the Three Kings Islands group, off the northern tip of the North Island. [2]