Ribautia imparata

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Ribautia imparata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Ribautia
Species:
R. imparata
Binomial name
Ribautia imparata
(Attems, 1911) [1]
Synonyms
  • Polygonarea imparataAttems, 1911

Ribautia imparata is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1911 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems. [1] [2]

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Description

These centipedes can reach 35 mm in length. Males of this species have 45 to 51 pairs of legs; females have 47 to 55 leg pairs. [1]

Distribution

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia. [3]

Behaviour

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Attems, CG (1911). "Myriopoda exkl. Scolopendridae". In Michaelsen, W; Hartmeyer, R (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens, Vol.3. Jena: Gustav Fischer. pp. 145–204 [161].
  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 24 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Species Ribautia imparata (Attems, 1911)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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