Easonobius tridentatus

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Easonobius tridentatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Easonobius
Species:
E. tridentatus
Binomial name
Easonobius tridentatus
Edgecombe, 2003 [1]

Easonobius tridentatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia. It was first described in 2003 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe. [1] [2]

Distribution

The species occurs on the main island of Grande Terre. The type locality is Pic d'Amoa, in the commune of Poindimié. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Edgecombe, GD (2003). "A new genus of henicopid centipede (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from New Caledonia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 49: 269–284 [272].
  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 28 March 2023.