Steneurytion incisunguis

Steneurytion incisunguis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1911 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.[1][2]

Steneurytion incisunguis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Steneurytion
Species:
S. incisunguis
Binomial name
Steneurytion incisunguis
(Attems, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eurytion incisunguis Attems, 1911

Description

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The original description of this species was based on a specimen measuring 24 mm in length with 51 pairs of legs.[1]

Distribution

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The species occurs in south-west Western Australia.[3]

Behaviour

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Attems, CG (1911). Michaelsen, W; Hartymeyer, R (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Vol. 3. Jena: Gustav Fisher. pp. 147–165.
  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 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Eurytion incisunguis Attems, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2023.