Paralamyctes subicolus
Paralamyctes subicolus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2004 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]
Paralamyctes subicolus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Paralamyctes |
Species: | P. subicolus |
Binomial name | |
Paralamyctes subicolus | |
Distribution
The species occurs only in the Australian island state of Tasmania.[3] The type locality is Stephens Rivulet, a tributary of the Arthur River, near Trowutta in North West Tasmania.[2]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
- Edgecombe, GD (2004). "The henicopid centipede Haasiella (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha): new species from Australia, with a morphology-based phylogeny of Henicopidae". Journal of Natural History. 38: 37–76 [52].
- 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 9 March 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Species Paralamyctes (Haasiella) subicolus Edgecombe, 2003". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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