Paralamyctes validus

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Paralamyctes validus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Paralamyctes
Species:
P. validus
Binomial name
Paralamyctes validus
Archey, 1917 [1]
Synonyms
  • Paralamyctes dubiusArchey, 1917

Paralamyctes validus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1917 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey. [1] [2]

Distribution

The species occurs on North Island. The type locality is Ohakune, near Mount Ruapehu. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Archey, G (1917). "The Lithobiomorpha of New Zealand". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 49: 303–318 [314].
  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 21 March 2023.