Paralamyctes hornerae

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Paralamyctes hornerae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Paralamyctes
Species:
P. hornerae
Binomial name
Paralamyctes hornerae
Edgecombe, 2001 [1]

Paralamyctes hornerae is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 2001 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe. [1] [2]

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Distribution

The species occurs in north-eastern New South Wales. [3] The type locality is the Styx River State Forest, in the Northern Tablelands district. [2]

Behaviour

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

References

  1. 1 2 Edgecombe, GD (2001). "Revision of Paralamyctes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Henicopidae), with six new species from Eastern Australia". Records of the Australian Museum. 53: 201–241 [218].
  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 13 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Species Paralamyctes (Thingathinga) grayi Edgecombe, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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