Pachymerinus froggatti

Pachymerinus froggatti
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Pachymerinus
Species:	P. froggatti
Binomial name
Pachymerinus froggatti (Brolemann, 1912) [1]

Pachymerinus froggatti is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1912 by French myriapodologist Henry Wilfred Brolemann. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The original description of this species is based on a single male specimen measuring 28 mm in length with 55 pairs of legs. ^[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in coastal New South Wales and Queensland. ^[3]

Behaviour

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

References

1. Brolemann, HW (1912). "The Myriapoda in the Australian Museum. Part I. Chilopoda". Records of the Australian Museum. 9 (1): 37–75 [61]. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1912.923 .
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 22 February 2023.
3. "Species Pachymerinus froggatti Brölemann, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2023.