| Podothereua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Podothereua Verhoeff, 1905 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Podothereua insularum Verhoeff, 1905 | |
Podothereua is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Scutigeridae. It was described in 1905 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. Its sole species is Podothereua insularum Verhoeff, 1905. [1] [2]
The species occurs in New Britain, in the Bismarck Archipelago. The type locality is Ralum, Kokopo. [3]