Maoriella australis

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Maoriella australis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Maoriella
Species:
M. australis
Binomial name
Maoriella australis
Archey, 1936 [1]

Maoriella australis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1936 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey. [1] [2] Others have since suggested that M. australis could be a junior synonym for M. macrostigma . [2] [3]

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Description

The original description of this species is based on a specimen with 55 pairs of legs. [1]

Distribution

The species occurs in north-western Victoria. The type locality is Chillingollah, near Swan Hill. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Archey, G (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand". Record of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 43–70 [59].
  2. 1 2 3 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 23 March 2023.
  3. Crabill, R.E. (1964). "A preliminary review of Maoriella with description of a new species from the Chatham Islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Chilenophilidae)". Entomological News. 75 (4): 85-97 [92].