Henicops milledgei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Henicopidae |
| Genus: | Henicops |
| Species: | H. milledgei
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Henicops milledgei is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2004 by Lauren Hollington and Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]
Distribution[edit]
The species occurs in Victoria, south-eastern Australia.[3] The type locality is the Tarra-Bulga National Park, in the Strzelecki Ranges of South Gippsland.[2]
Behaviour[edit]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hollington, LM; Edgecombe, GD (2004). "Two new species of the henicopid centipede Henicops (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from Queensland and Victoria, with revision of species from Western Australia and a synoptic classification of Henicopidae". Records of the Australian Museum. 56 (1): 1–28 [16].
- ^ a b 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 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Henicops milledgei Hollington & Edgecombe, 2004". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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