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- The paper presents new research and data on scolopendromorph centipedes specifically from the island of Martinique.
- It includes new illustrated descriptions for some centipede taxa and introduces a new species, Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) amicitia, along with discussions on its classification.
- The study also offers an updated checklist of Martinique's scolopendromorph centipedes, detailing their distributions, ecological information, and insights into their taxonomy.
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The paper provides new data and a synthesis on scolopendromorph centipedes of the island of Martinique. Some studied taxa are provided with new illustrated descriptions or diagnoses. Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) amicitia n. sp. is described and its systematic position discussed. Some data on the taxonomy of the subgenus Trigonocryptops Verhoeff, 1906 and a renewed list of its species are given. A complete checklist of the scolopendromorph centipedes of Martinique is presented; for some of the studied species, updated distributions and brief ecological data are provided. New data on some characters used in scolopendromorph taxonomy are provided.
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Article Synopsis
- The paper presents new research and data on scolopendromorph centipedes specifically from the island of Martinique.
- It includes new illustrated descriptions for some centipede taxa and introduces a new species, Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) amicitia, along with discussions on its classification.
- The study also offers an updated checklist of Martinique's scolopendromorph centipedes, detailing their distributions, ecological information, and insights into their taxonomy.
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