Allothereua bidenticulata
Allothereua bidenticulata is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.[1][2]
| Allothereua bidenticulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Allothereua |
| Species: | A. bidenticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Allothereua bidenticulata | |
Distribution
The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and south-west Western Australia.[3] The type locality is Glen Lamington, in the Scenic Rim Region of south-eastern Queensland.[2]
Subspecies
- Allothereua bidenticulata linderi Fahlander, 1939
- Allothereua bidenticulata vittata Verhoeff, 1925
- Allothereua bidenticulata bidenticulata Verhoeff, 1925
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
- Verhoeff, KW (1925). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 39. Chilopoda". Arkiv för Zoologi. 17A (3): 1–62 [17].
- 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 15 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Species Allothereua bidenticulata Verhoeff, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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