Australoschendyla capensis

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Australoschendyla capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Schendylidae
Genus: Australoschendyla
Species:
A. capensis
Binomial name
Australoschendyla capensis
R.E.Jones, 1996[1]

Australoschendyla capensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1996 by R. E. Jones.[1][2]

Description[edit]

This species has 41 or 43 trunk segments and can reach 13 mm in length.[1]

Distribution[edit]

The species occurs in coastal north-western Western Australia.[3] The type locality is the North West Cape peninsula.[2]

Behaviour[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Jones, R.E. (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 411–415 [411].
  2. ^ a b Bonato L, Chagas Junior A, Edgecombe GD, Lewis JG, Minelli A, Pereira LA, Shelley RM, Stoev P, Zapparoli M (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Australoschendyla capensis Jones, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2023.