Orphnaeus is a genus of centipedes in the family Oryidae.

This genus was described by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert in 1870.

[1][2] Centipedes in this genus are found in tropical regions.

[3] Centipedes in this genus have short ultimate legs, range from 3 cm to 13 cm in length, and have 53 to 131 pairs of legs.

[3] The minimum number of legs in this genus (53 pairs) appears in the species Orphnaeus bevilabiatus; the maximum number (131 pairs) appears in the species O.