Afrotaenia
Afrotaenia is a monotypic genus of centipedes with only one species, Afrotaenia machadoi. It is found in Angola.[1] The original description of this species is based on two rust-colored specimens, including a female measuring about 20 mm in length with 59 pairs of legs.[2][3]
| Afrotaenia machadoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Ballophilidae |
| Genus: | Afrotaenia |
| Species: | A. machadoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrotaenia machadoi Chamberlin, 1951 | |
References
- "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- Crabill, R.E. (1961). "A new appraisal of Afrotaenia (Chilop. Geophilomorpha Schendylidae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 42 (5/6): 501–505.
- Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1951). "On Chilopoda collected in North-East Angola by Dr. A. de Barros Machado". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 10 (3): 95-111 [101].
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