Ribautia brittini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Ribautia
Species:
R. brittini
Binomial name
Ribautia brittini
Archey, 1922[1]
Synonyms
  • Schizoribautia brittini Brölemann, 1912

Ribautia brittini is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1922 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.[1][2]

Description

This species ranges from 17 mm to 31 mm in length and has 51 to 57 segments, with the number of segments increasing with the length of the centipede.[3]

Distribution

The species occurs on the South Island. The type locality is Waipara, in the north of the Canterbury Region.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Archey, G (1922). "Notes on New Zealand Chilopoda". Records of the Canterbury Museum. 2: 73–76 [73].
  2. 1 2 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 24 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Archey, Gilbert (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand". Record of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 43-70 [64] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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