Asanada brevicornis
Asanada brevicornis is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It was first described in 1885 by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Asanada |
| Species: | A. brevicornis |
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Distribution
The species’ distribution ranges from India, Burma and the Andaman Islands to the Philippines, Sumba, New Guinea and north-eastern Australia.[2][3]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References
- Meinert, F (1885). "Myriapoda Musei Cantabrigiensis. Part 1. Chilopoda". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 23: 161–232 [189].
- "Species Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- Koch, LE (1983). "Occurrence in Australia of the Centipede Genus Asanada Meinert (Chilopoda, Scolopendridae, Scolopendrinae)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 11 (1): 75–76. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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