Parascutigera sphinx
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| Parascutigera sphinx | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Parascutigera |
| Species: | P. sphinx
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| Binomial name | |
| Parascutigera sphinx | |
Parascutigera sphinx is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The species occurs in south-west Western Australia.[3] The type locality is Perth).[2]
Behaviour
[edit | edit source]The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
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