Mecistocephalus mater

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Mecistocephalus mater
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Genus: Mecistocephalus
Species:
M. mater
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus mater
(Verhoeff, 1925) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lamnonyx materVerhoeff, 1925

Mecistocephalus mater is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. [1] [2]

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Description

The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 60 mm in length. [1] This species has 49 pairs of legs. [3]

Distribution

The species occurs in coastal north-eastern Queensland. [4] [1] The type locality is Cedar Creek, on the Atherton Tableland. [2]

Behaviour

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Verhoeff, KW (1925). "Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 39. Chilopoda". Arkiv för Zoologi. 17A (3): 1–62 [47].
  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 3 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 140. doi:10.1515/9783111430638.
  4. 1 2 "Species Mecistocephalus mater (Verhoeff, 1925)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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