Henicops tropicanus

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Henicops tropicanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Henicops
Species:
H. tropicanus
Binomial name
Henicops tropicanus
Hollington & Edgecombe, 2004 [1]

Henicops tropicanus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2004 by Lauren Hollington and Gregory Edgecombe. [1] [2]

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Distribution

The species occurs in the Wet Tropics of north-eastern Queensland. [3] The type locality is the head of Roots Creek, near Mossman. [2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hollington, LM; Edgecombe, GD (2004). "Two new species of the henicopid centipede Henicops (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from Queensland and Victoria, with revision of species from Western Australia and a synoptic classification of Henicopidae". Records of the Australian Museum. 56 (1): 1–28 [10].
  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 7 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Species Henicops tropicanus Hollington & Edgecombe, 2004". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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