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Paralamyctes subicolus

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Species of centipede

Paralamyctes subicolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Paralamyctes
Species: P. subicolus
Binomial name
Paralamyctes subicolus
Edgecombe, 2004

Paralamyctes subicolus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2004 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.

Distribution

The species occurs only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. The type locality is Stephens Rivulet, a tributary of the Arthur River, near Trowutta in North West Tasmania.

Behaviour

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

References

  1. ^ Edgecombe, GD (2004). "The henicopid centipede Haasiella (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha): new species from Australia, with a morphology-based phylogeny of Henicopidae". Journal of Natural History. 38: 37–76 .
  2. ^ 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 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Species Paralamyctes (Haasiella) subicolus Edgecombe, 2003". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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Paralamyctes subicolus
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