Anopsobius relictus

Anopsobius relictus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]

Anopsobius relictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Anopsobius
Species:
A. relictus
Binomial name
Anopsobius relictus
Synonyms
  • Tasmanobius relictus Chamberlin, 1920

Distribution

The species occurs in Tasmania.[3]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]

References

  1. Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [75].
  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 6 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Species Tasmanobius relictus Chamberlin, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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