Orphnaeus

Orphnaeus is a genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae. This genus was described by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert in 1870. Centipedes in this genus are found in tropical regions.

Orphnaeus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Oryidae
Genus: Orphnaeus
Meinert, 1870
Type species
Orphnaeus lividus
Meinert,1870
Synonyms
  • Andenophilus Verhoeff, 1941
  • Azygethus Chamberlin, 1920
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