Maoriella zelanica

Maoriella zelanica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Maoriella
Species:	M. zelanica
Binomial name
Maoriella zelanica (Chamberlin, 1920) [1]
Synonyms
Philogeonus zeylanicaChamberlin, 1920

Maoriella zelanica is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 28 mm in length with 47 pairs of legs, ^[1] but this species can have from 41 to 49 leg pairs. ^[3]

Distribution

The species occurs on the North Island. The type locality is Lake Takopema, near Auckland. ^[2]

References

1. Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [48].
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 24 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 [89, 93] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.