Tygarrup
''Tygarrup'' is a genus of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae, found mainly in southeast Asia and from the Seychelles to Hawaii. Although species in this genus can have either 43 or 45 leg-bearing segments, most of these species (e.g., ''Tygarrup anepipe'', ''T. javanicus'', ''T. muminabadicus'', ''T. nepalensis'', ''T. poriger'', and ''T. takarazimensis'') have 45 leg pairs. An undescribed ''Tygarrup'' species found in the Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ... has 43 leg pairs. ''Tygarrup javanicus'' is one of the smallest of the mecistocephalid species (only 20 mm in length) and has become an invasive in greenhouses in Europe. Species Currently accepted species include: *'' Tygarrup anepipe'' Verhoeff, 1939 *'' Tygarrup crassignathus'' Titov ...
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