Allothereua lesueurii

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Allothereua lesueurii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scutigeromorpha
Family: Scutigeridae
Genus: Allothereua
Species:
A. lesueurii
Binomial name
Allothereua lesueurii
(Lucas, 1840)[1]
Synonyms
  • Scutigera lesueurii Lucas, 1840

Allothereua lesueurii is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1840 by French entomologist Hippolyte Lucas.[1][2]

Distribution[edit]

The species occurs in Queensland and Western Australia.[3]

Behaviour[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lucas, H (1840). Histoire naturelle des Animaux Articules: Crustaces, Arachnides, Myriapodes et hexapodes. Vol. 1. Paris: Imprimerie Nationals. p. 538.
  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 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Allothereua lesueurii (Lucas, 1840)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2023.