Nannarrup
| Nannarrup | |
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| Nannarrup innuptus intact (A) and with head capsule detached (B) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
| Genus: | Nannarrup Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003 |
| Type species | |
| Nannarrup hoffmani Foddai, Bonato, Pereira & Minelli, 2003 | |
| Species | |
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Nannarrup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. This genus contains only three species, including the type species Nannarrup hoffmani. Also known as Hoffman's dwarf centipede, N. hoffmani was discovered in Central Park in New York City and was the first new species to be discovered in that park in more than a century. This genus includes the smallest species in the family Mecistocephalidae, with adults measuring about 10 mm in length. Centipedes in this genus have only 41 pairs of legs, the minimum number recorded in this family.