Overview
Cryptops (from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós), meaning "hidden", and ὄψ (óps), meaning "face"), sometimes known as cave centipedes, is a centipede genus in the family Cryptopidae; species records have a world-wide distribution.
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes: *Cryptops acapulcensis Verhoeff, 1934 *Cryptops aelleni Demange, 1963 *Cryptops aernarienis Verhoeff, 1943 *Cryptops afghanus Loksa, 1971 *Cryptops africanus Lawrence, 1955 *Cryptops agilis Meinert, 1868 *Cryptops aloysiisabaudiae Silvestri, 1907 *Cryptops andinensis González-Sponga, 2006 *Cryptops angolensis Machado, 1951 *Cryptops annectus Chamberlin, 1947 *Cryptops annexus Chamberlin, 1962 *Cryptops anomalans Newport, 1844 *Cryptops arapuni Archey, 1922 *Cryptops argentinus Bücherl, 1953 *Cryptops armatus Silvestri, 1899 *Cryptops attemsi Demange, 1963 *Cryptops audax Attems, 1928 *Cryptops australis Newport, 1845 *Cryptops basilewskyi Matic & Darabantu, 1977 *Cryptops bayoni Silvestri, 1910 *Cryptops beebei Chamberlin, 1924 *Cryptops beroni Matic & Stavropoulos, 1988 *Cryptops beshkovi Matic & Stavropoulos, 1988 *Cryptops bivittatus Pocock, 1893 *Cryptops bokumensis Kraus, 1958 *Cryptops bottegii Silvestri, 1897 *Cryptops brachyraphe Verhoeff, 1934 *Cryptops brignolii Matic, 1977 *Cryptops brunneus Chamberlin R., 1921 *Cryptops burenius Verhoeff, 1940 *Cryptops calinus Chamberlin, 1957 *Cryptops camoowealensis Edgecombe, 2006 *Cryptops campestris Attems, 1952 *Cryptops canariensis Latzel, 1895 *Cryptops capensis Lewis, 2013-02 *Cryptops caucasius Verhoeff, 1934 *Cryptops cavernicolus Negrea & Fundora Martinez, 1977 *Cryptops coiffati Demange, 1968 *Cryptops compositus Chamberlin, 1952 *Cryptops corcyraeus Verhoeff, 1901 *Cryptops cornifer Chamberlin, 1918 *Cryptops covertus Chamberlin, 1951 *Cryptops crassipes Silvestri, 1895 *Cryptops croaticus Verhoeff, 1931 *Cryptops cubanus Matic, Negrea & Fundora Martinez, 1977 *Cryptops danhomenou Brolemann, 1926 *Cryptops daszaki Lewis, 2002 *Cryptops debilis Bücherl, 1950 *Cryptops decoratus Lawrence, 1960 *Cryptops dentipes Lawrence, 1960 *Cryptops detectus Silvestri, 1899 *Cryptops dianae Matic & Stavropoulos, 1990 *Cryptops dilagus Archey, 1921 *Cryptops doriae Pocock, 1891 *Cryptops dubiotarsalis Bücherl, 1946 *Cryptops echinipes Lawrence, 1955 *Cryptops erkowiti Lewis, 1967 *Cryptops ethophor Chamberlin, 1920 *Cryptops eutypus Chamberlin, 1951 *Cryptops feae Pocock R.I., 1891 *Cryptops fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1959 *Cryptops floridanus Chamberlin, 1925 *Cryptops frater Chamberlin, 1962 *Cryptops fur Meinert, 1886 *Cryptops furciferens Chamberlin, 1921 *Cryptops galatheae Meinert, 1886 *Cryptops garganensis Verhoeff, 1934 *Cryptops gigas Kraepelin, 1903 *Cryptops goiasus Chamberlin, 1958 *Cryptops gracilimus Machado, 1951 *Cryptops gynnis Chamberlin, 1956 *Cryptops haasei Attems, 1903 *Cryptops heathi Chamberlin, 1914 *Cryptops hephaestus Ázara & Ferreira, 2013-09 *Cryptops hispanus Brolemann, 1920 *Cryptops hortensis Donovan, 1810 *Cryptops iheringi Brölemann, 1902 *Cryptops illyricus Verhoeff, 1933 *Cryptops incertus Attems, 1937 *Cryptops indicus no auth *Cryptops inermipes Pocock, 1888 *Cryptops iporangensis Ázara & Ferreira, 2013-09 *Cryptops iucundus Würmli, 1972 *Cryptops japonicus Takakuwa, 1934 *Cryptops jeanneli Matic, 1960 *Cryptops kafbuensis Goffinet, 1971 *Cryptops kafubuensis Goffinet, 1971 *Cryptops kalobensis Goffinet, 1971 *Cryptops kempi Silvestri, 1924 *Cryptops kivuensis Lawrence, 1953 *Cryptops kosswigi Chamberlin, 1952 *Cryptops lamprethus Chamberlin, 1920 *Cryptops lapidicolus Matic, Negrea & Fundora Martinez, 1977 *Cryptops legagus Edgecombe, Akkari, Netherlands & Du Preez, 2020 *Cryptops leucopodus Rafinesque, 1820 *Cryptops libriceps Attems, 1952 *Cryptops livius Chamberlin, 1951 *Cryptops lobatus Verhoeff, 1931 *Cryptops longicornis Ribaut, 1915 *Cryptops longipes Goux, 1950 *Cryptops loveridgei Lawrence, 1953 *Cryptops malabarensis Balan, Sureshan & Khanna, 2012 *Cryptops malaccanus Verhoeff, 1937 *Cryptops manni Chamberlin, 1915 *Cryptops martinicensis Schileyko, Iorio & Coulis, 2018 *Cryptops mauritianus Verhoeff, 1939 *Cryptops medius Verhoeff, 1901 *Cryptops megalopora Haase, 1887 *Cryptops melanifer Chamberlin, 1955 *Cryptops melanotypus Chamberlin, 1941 *Cryptops micrus Chamberlin, 1922 *Cryptops milloti Lawrence, 1960 *Cryptops mirabilis Machado, 1951 *Cryptops mirus Chamberlin, 1920 *Cryptops modigliani Silvestri, 1895 *Cryptops monilis Gervais, 1849 *Cryptops monilisin Gervais, 1849 *Cryptops nahuelbuta Chamberlin, 1955 *Cryptops nanus Attems, 1938 *Cryptops nautiphilus Chamberlin, 1939 *Cryptops navigans Chamberlin, 1913 *Cryptops navis Chamberlin, 1930 *Cryptops neocaledonicus Ribaut, 1923 *Cryptops nepalensis Lewis, 1999 *Cryptops nigropictus Takakuwa, 1936 *Cryptops nigropictus Verhoeff, 1936 *Cryptops niloticus Lewis, 1967 *Cryptops niuensis Chamberlin, 1920 *Cryptops nivicomes Verhoeff, 1938 *Cryptops notandus Silvestri, 1939 *Cryptops numidicus Lucas, 1846 *Cryptops omissus Ribaut, 1915 *Cryptops orientalis Jangi, 1955 *Cryptops orizaba Chamberlin, 1943 *Cryptops osellai Matic, 1977 *Cryptops parisi Brolemann, 1920 *Cryptops patagonicus Meinert, 1886 *Cryptops pauciporus Lawrence, 1955 *Cryptops pauliani Lawrence, 1960 *Cryptops pauperatus Attems, 1937 *Cryptops penicillatus Lawrence, 1960 *Cryptops peringueyi Attems, 1928 *Cryptops persimilis Attems, 1943 *Cryptops philammus Attems, 1928 *Cryptops pictus Ribaut, 1923 *Cryptops planquettei Demange, 1965 *Cryptops polyodontus Attems, 1903 *Cryptops pori Negrea, 1997 *Cryptops positus Chamberlin, 1939 *Cryptops propinquus Lawrence, 1960 *Cryptops pugnans Chamberlin, 1922 *Cryptops punicus Silvestri, 1896 *Cryptops quadrisulcatus Demange, 1963 *Cryptops relictus Chamberlin R., 1920 *Cryptops religens Chamberlin & Wang, 1951 *Cryptops rhodesianus Attems, 1928 *Cryptops ribauti Demange, 1963 *Cryptops riedeli Matic, Negrea & Fundora Martinez, 1977 *Cryptops roeplainsensis Edgecombe, 2005 *Cryptops rossi Chamberlin, 1955 *Cryptops rouxi Ribaut, 1923 *Cryptops royi Demange, 1963 *Cryptops rucneri Matic, 1967 *Cryptops ruficeps Pocock, 1894 *Cryptops sankuruensis Schubart, 1938 *Cryptops sarasini Ribaut, 1923 *Cryptops schubarti Bücherl, 1953 *Cryptops setosior Chamberlin, 1959 *Cryptops similis Machado, 1953 *Cryptops sinesicus Chamberlin, 1940 *Cryptops socotrensis Pocock, 1903 *Cryptops songi Song, Zhu & Liang, 2010 *Cryptops spec Schileyko, Iorio & Coulis, 2018 *Cryptops spelaeoraptor Ázara & Ferreira, 2014 *Cryptops speleorex Vahtera, Stoev & Akkari, 2020 *Cryptops spinipes Pocock, 1891 *Cryptops stabilis Chamberlin, 1944 *Cryptops sternalis Brolemann, 1926 *Cryptops striatus Takakuwa, 1936 *Cryptops stupendus Attems, 1928 *Cryptops sublitoralis Verhoeff, 1931 *Cryptops sulciceps Chamberlin, 1920 *Cryptops sutteri Würmli, 1972 *Cryptops tahitianus Chamberlin, 1920 *Cryptops toumodiensis Demange, 1965 *Cryptops triangulifer Verhoeff, 1937 *Cryptops triserratus Attems, 1903 *Cryptops trisulcatus Brolemann, 1902 *Cryptops troglobius Matic Negrea & Fundora Martinez, 1977 *Cryptops typhloporus Lawrence, 1955 *Cryptops umbricus Verhoeff, 1931 *Cryptops validus Meinert, 1886 *Cryptops vanderplaetseni Demange, 1963 *Cryptops vector Chamberlin, 1939 *Cryptops venezuelae Chamberlin, 1939 *Cryptops verdascens Goffinet, 1971 *Cryptops vulcanicus Zapparoli, 1990 *Cryptops watsingus Chamberlin, 1939