Geophilus duponti

Geophilus duponti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. duponti
Binomial name
Geophilus duponti Silvestri, 1897 [1]

Geophilus duponti is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1897 by Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The original description is based on a female specimen measuring 55 mm in length with 73 pairs of legs. ^{[1] [3]}

Distribution

The species occurs in eastern New South Wales. ^[4] The type locality is Sydney. ^[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. ^[4]

References

1. Silvestri, F (1897). "Description des espèces nouvelles de myriapodes du Musée royal d'Histoire naturelle de Bruxelles". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 41: 345–362 [345].
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 February 2023.
3. Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 181. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN   978-3-11-143063-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
4. "Species Geophilus duponti Silvestri, 1897". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2023.