''Ballophilus granulosus'' is a species of

centipede Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , " foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an ...

in the genus ''

Ballophilus ''Ballophilus'' is a genus of centipedes in the family Ballophilidae Ballophilidae is a monophyletic family of centipedes belonging to the order Geophilomorpha and superfamily Himantarioidea Himantarioidea is a monophyletic superfamily of s ...

''. It is found in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

References

Ballophilidae Animals described in 1936 Arthropods of New Zealand {{Myriapoda-stub