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Cormocephalus bungalbinensis

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Species of centipede

Cormocephalus bungalbinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Cormocephalus
Species: C. bungalbinensis
Binomial name
Cormocephalus bungalbinensis
L.E.Koch, 1983

Cormocephalus bungalbinensis is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1983 by Lucien E. Koch.

Distribution

The species is found in south-west Western Australia.

Behaviour

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

References

  1. ^ Koch, L. E. (1983). "Revision of the Australian centipedes of the genus Cormocephalus Newport (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 31 (5): 799–833 . doi:10.1071/ZO9830799.
  2. ^ "Species Cormocephalus bungalbinensis L.E. Koch, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Cormocephalus bungalbinensis
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