Rhysida_carinulata

<i>Rhysida carinulata</i>

Rhysida carinulata

Species of centipede

Rhysida carinulata is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.[1]

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Distribution

The species occurs in north-eastern coastal Queensland as well as in New Guinea.[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 [83].
  2. [2]
    "Species Rhysida carinulata (Haase, 1887)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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