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- A new species of centipede, called C. (Cryptops) legagus, has been found in caves in northwestern Botswana.
- Genetic analysis using various rRNA genes and cytochrome oxidase supports its classification in the subgenus Cryptops and links it to similar species in the southern temperate regions of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
- The C. (Cryptops) legagus species does not show significant adaptations typically seen in cave-dwelling organisms.
Article Abstract
A new species of , C. (Cryptops) legagus, occurs in caves in the Koanaka and Gcwihaba Hills in northwestern Botswana. Bayesian molecular phylogenetics using 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, 16S rRNA and cytochrome oxidase subunit I corroborates a morphological assignment to the subgenus Cryptops and closest affinities to southern temperate species in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The new species is not conspicuously modified as a troglomorph.
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