Pachymerinus froggatti
Pachymerinus froggatti is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1912 by French myriapodologist Henry Wilfred Brolemann.[1][2]
| Pachymerinus froggatti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Pachymerinus |
| Species: | P. froggatti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachymerinus froggatti | |
Description
The original description of this species is based on a single male specimen measuring 28 mm in length with 55 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in coastal New South Wales and Queensland. [3]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[3]
References
- Brolemann, HW (1912). "The Myriapoda in the Australian Museum. Part I. Chilopoda". Records of the Australian Museum. 9 (1): 37–75 [61]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1912.923.
- 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 22 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Species Pachymerinus froggatti Brölemann, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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