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Sepedonophilus perforatus

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Sepedonophilus perforatus is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.[1][2]

Description

The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 50 mm in length with 79 pairs of legs.[3]

Distribution

The species occurs in eastern Queensland. The type locality is Gayndah.[2][4]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden. Pt. I. Chilopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und. Anthropologisch- Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 [109].
  2. ^ 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 26 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Attems, Carl (1903). "Synopsis der Geophiliden". Zoologische Jahrbücher (in German). 18: 155–302 [252] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ a b "Species Sepedonophilus perforatus (Haase, 1887)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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Sepedonophilus perforatus: Brief Summary

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Sepedonophilus perforatus is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.

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