Cryptops hortensis is a successful invasive species probably of Palearctic origin. However, recent molecular studies in Europe identified multiple similar species previously misidentified as C. hortensis. In the Nearctic Region, C. hortensis is presumably an exotic species with well-established populations in the northeastern USA. After molecular and morphological identification, C. hortensis from Ohio, USA, were identified as the same species in Europe. The molecular data supported the hypothesis that C. hortensis was introduced from Europe.
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1 December 2017
Molecular Verification of Cryptopshortensis (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae) in the Nearctic Region
W. K. Reeves
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Entomological News
Vol. 127 • No. 3
December 2017
Vol. 127 • No. 3
December 2017
centipede
Cryptops leucopodus
exotic species
molecular biology
Myriapod