Afrotaenia

Afrotaenia machadoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Ballophilidae
Genus:	Afrotaenia
Species:	A. machadoi
Binomial name
Afrotaenia machadoi Chamberlin, 1951

Afrotaenia is a monotypic genus of centipedes with only one species, Afrotaenia machadoi, found in Angola. ^[1] This species features trunk metasternites without patterned pore-fields, only scattered pores, and claws on the ultimate legs. ^[2] The original description of this species is based on two rust-colored specimens, including a female measuring about 20 mm in length with 59 pairs of legs. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
2. Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN   978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC   812207443.
3. Crabill, R.E. (1961). "A new appraisal of Afrotaenia (Chilop. Geophilomorpha Schendylidae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 42 (5/6): 501–505.
4. Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1951). "On Chilopoda collected in North-East Angola by Dr. A. de Barros Machado". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 10 (3): 95–111 [101].