Parascutigera peluda is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2009 by Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]

Parascutigera peluda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scutigeromorpha
Family: Scutigeridae
Genus: Parascutigera
Species:
P. peluda
Binomial name
Parascutigera peluda

Distribution

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The species occurs in Queensland. The type locality is Mahogany Forest, Mount Moffatt National Park, Central Queensland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Edgecombe, GD (2009). "A new species of Parascutigera (Chilopoda: Scutigeromorpha) from Queensland, Australia". International Journal of Myriapodology. 2: 155–166.
  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 18 March 2023.