| Pachymerinus australis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Pachymerinus |
| Species: | P. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachymerinus australis Chamberlin, 1920[1] | |
Pachymerinus australis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
Description
The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 45 mm in length with 71 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in New South Wales. [3]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 64 (1): 1–269 [43].
- ↑ Bonato L., Chagas Junior A., Edgecombe G.D., Lewis J.G.E., Minelli A., Pereira L.A., Shelley R.M., Stoev P., Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "Species Pachymerinus australis Chamberlin, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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