Geophilus duponti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Geophilus |
Species: | G. duponti
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Binomial name | |
Geophilus duponti |
Geophilus duponti is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1897 by Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri. [1] [2]
The original description is based on a female specimen measuring 55 mm in length with 73 pairs of legs. [1] [3]
The species occurs in eastern New South Wales. [4] The type locality is Sydney. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [4]
Geophilus duponti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Geophilus |
Species: | G. duponti
|
Binomial name | |
Geophilus duponti |
Geophilus duponti is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1897 by Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri. [1] [2]
The original description is based on a female specimen measuring 55 mm in length with 73 pairs of legs. [1] [3]
The species occurs in eastern New South Wales. [4] The type locality is Sydney. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. [4]