Bothropolys papuanus

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Bothropolys papuanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Bothropolys
Species:
B. papuanus
Binomial name
Bothropolys papuanus
Attems, 1914 [1]

Bothropolys papuanus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1914 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems. [1] [2]

Distribution

The species occurs in New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The type locality is Ralum. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Attems, C (1914). "Die indo-australischen Myriopoden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 80A: 1–398 [98].
  2. 1 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 20 April 2023.