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Cormocephalus laevipes

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Cormocephalus laevipes is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1]

Distribution

The species is found on Australia’s Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, and in the Solomon Islands.[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Pocock, RI (1891). "Notes on the synonymy of some species of Scolopendridae with descriptions of new genera and species of the group". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (7): 57–58, 221–231 [67].
  2. ^ a b "Species Cormocephalus laevipes Pocock, 1891". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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Cormocephalus laevipes: Brief Summary

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Cormocephalus laevipes is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.

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