| Ballonema | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Ballonema Verhoeff, 1904 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Ballonema gracilipes Verhoeff, 1904 | |
Ballonema is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Scutigeridae. It was described in 1904 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. Its sole species is Ballonema gracilipes Verhoeff, 1904. [1] [2]
The species occurs in New Guinea. The type locality is Astrolabe Bay, Papua New Guinea. [3]