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Ribautia wheeleri

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Ribautia wheeleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Ribautia
Species:
R. wheeleri
Binomial name
Ribautia wheeleri
Synonyms
  • Polygonarea wheeleri Chamberlin, 1920

Ribautia wheeleri is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]

Description

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The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 48 mm in length with 65 pairs of legs.[1]

Distribution

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The species occurs in eastern coastal Queensland.[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 Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 64 (1): 1–269 [55].
  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 25 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Ribautia wheeleri (Chamberlin, 1920)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2023.