Allothereua bidenticulata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Allothereua |
| Species: | A. bidenticulata
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| Allothereua bidenticulata | |
Allothereua bidenticulata is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.[1][2]
Distribution[edit]
The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and south-west Western Australia.[3] The type locality is Glen Lamington, in the Scenic Rim Region of south-eastern Queensland.[2]
Subspecies[edit]
- Allothereua bidenticulata linderi Fahlander, 1939
- Allothereua bidenticulata vittata Verhoeff, 1925
- Allothereua bidenticulata bidenticulata Verhoeff, 1925
Behaviour[edit]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Verhoeff, KW (1925). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 39. Chilopoda". Arkiv för Zoologi. 17A (3): 1–62 [17].
- ^ 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 15 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Allothereua bidenticulata Verhoeff, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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