Australiophilus
Australiophilus is a genus of two species of centipedes, in the family Zelanophilidae. It was described by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1925.[2]
| Australiophilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Zelanophilidae |
| Genus: | Australiophilus Verhoeff, 1925[1] |
| Type species | |
| Australiophilus longissimus Verhoeff,1925 | |
Description
Centipedes in this genus range from 7 cm to 12 cm in length, have 109 to 117 pairs of legs, and are found in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
Species
Valid species:[2]
- Australiophilus ferrugineus (Hutton, 1877)
- Australiophilus longissimus Verhoeff, 1925
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 [51].
- 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 28 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
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