Henicops maculatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1845 by British entomologist George Newport.[1][2]

Henicops maculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Henicops
Species:
H. maculatus
Binomial name
Henicops maculatus
Synonyms
  • Henicops impressus Hutton, 1877

Distribution

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The species occurs in south-eastern Australia and New Zealand.[3] The type locality is Tasmania.[2]

Behaviour

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The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators, that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Newport, G (1845). "Monograph of the class Myriapoda order Chilopoda; with observations on the general arrangement of the Articulata". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 19: 265–302, 349–439 [372].
  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 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Henicops maculata Newport, 1845". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2023.