Schendyla nemorensis

Schendyla nemorensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Schendylidae
Genus:	Schendyla
Species:	S. nemorensis
Binomial name
	Schendyla nemorensis; (C.L.Koch, 1837)
Synonyms
	Geophilus nemorensisC.L.Koch, 1837; Schendyla furcidensKaczmarek, 1962; Geophilus gracilisHarger,1872; Brachygeophilus sinionusManfredi,1953;

Last updated April 13, 2025

Schendyla nemorensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It was first described in 1836 by German entomologist Carl Ludwig Koch.^[1]^[2]

Subspecies

Schendyla nemorensis fountainiTurk, 1944
Schendyla nemorensis quarneranaVerhoeff, 1937

Description

This species can reach 28 mm in length.^[3] Males of this species have 37 to 41 pairs of legs, usually 39; females have 39 to 43 leg pairs, usually 39 or 41.^[4]

Distribution

The species has a principally Palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to Tasmania from Europe.^[5] The type locality is the vicinity of Regensburg in Bavaria, southern Germany.^[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[5]

References

1 2 Koch, CL (1837). Deutschlands Crustaceen Myriapoden und Arachniden. Regensburg: Putet. p. 142.
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 4 March 2023.
↑ Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 60. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
↑ Iorio, Etienne (2004). "Contribution à la connaissance des Chilopodes des régions Centre, Île-de-France et Poitou-Charentes (Myriapoda)". Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux (in French). 32 (4): 235-255 [250] – via ResearchGate.
1 2 "Species Schendyla nemorensis (C.L. Koch, 1836)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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[koch1837-1] 1 2 Koch, CL (1837). Deutschlands Crustaceen Myriapoden und Arachniden. Regensburg: Putet. p. 142.

[chilobase-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 4 March 2023.

[3] Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 60. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[4] Iorio, Etienne (2004). "Contribution à la connaissance des Chilopodes des régions Centre, Île-de-France et Poitou-Charentes (Myriapoda)". Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux (in French). 32 (4): 235-255 [250] – via ResearchGate.

[afd-5] 1 2 "Species Schendyla nemorensis (C.L. Koch, 1836)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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