Sepedonophilus attemsii

Sepedonophilus attemsii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Sepedonophilus
Species:	S. attemsii
Binomial name
Sepedonophilus attemsii (Verhoeff, 2012) [1]
Synonyms
Eurytion attemsiVerhoeff, 1925

Sepedonophilus attemsii is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The original description of this species is based on female specimens ranging from 23 mm to 36 mm in length with 53 or 55 pairs of legs. ^[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in north-eastern Queensland. ^[3]

Behaviour

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

References

1. Verhoeff, KW (1925). "Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expedition to Australia 1910–1913. 39. Chilopoda". Arkiv för Zoologi. 17 (3): 1–62 [60].
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 22 February 2023.
3. "Species Eurytion attemsi Verhoeff, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2023.