Parental care in Cryptops hortensis (Donovan) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) from Serbia, the Balkan peninsula

Parental care in the geographically widespread cryptopid scolopendromorph Cryptops hortensis (Donovan) is described for the first time. It was observed that the adult female rolls her body around the mass of hatchlings with the ventral side against the brood. This finding supports the hypothesis tha...

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Published in:Archives of biological sciences 2012, Vol.64 (3), p.1117-1121
Main Authors: Mitic, B.M., Antic, D.Z., Ilic, B.S., Makarov, S.E., Lucic, L.R., Curcic, B.P.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adolescens I
brooding behavior
Centipedes
foetus
Phylactometria
post-embryonic development
Serbia
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Summary:Parental care in the geographically widespread cryptopid scolopendromorph Cryptops hortensis (Donovan) is described for the first time. It was observed that the adult female rolls her body around the mass of hatchlings with the ventral side against the brood. This finding supports the hypothesis that within the brooding centipedes, the female position with the terga outwards is a plesiomorphic state and probably a general feature of all Scolopendromorpha. In addition, the major external morphological characters of the fetus instar and adolescens I are described.
ISSN:0354-4664
1821-4339
DOI:10.2298/ABS1203117M