| Ribautia imparata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Ribautia |
| Species: | R. imparata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ribautia imparata | |
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Ribautia imparata is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1911 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.[1][2]
Description
These centipedes can reach 35 mm in length. Males of this species have 45 to 51 pairs of legs; females have 47 to 55 leg pairs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in south-west Western Australia.[3]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Attems, CG (1911). "Myriopoda exkl. Scolopendridae". In Michaelsen, W; Hartmeyer, R (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens, Vol.3. Jena: Gustav Fischer. pp. 145–204 [161].
- ↑ 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 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Species Ribautia imparata (Attems, 1911)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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