Sepedonophilus perforatus

Sepedonophilus perforatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Sepedonophilus
Species:	S. perforatus
Binomial name
Sepedonophilus perforatus (Haase, 1887) [1]
Synonyms
Geophilus concolor var. perforatusHaase, 1887

Sepedonophilus perforatus is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

The original description of this species is based on a male specimen measuring 50 mm in length, with 79 pairs of legs. ^[3]

Distribution

The species occurs in eastern Queensland. The type locality is Gayndah. ^{[2] [4]}

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. ^[4]

References

1. Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden. Pt. I. Chilopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und. Anthropologisch- Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 [109].
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 26 February 2023.
3. Attems, Carl (1903). "Synopsis der Geophiliden". Zoologische Jahrbücher (in German). 18: 155–302 [252] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. "Species Sepedonophilus perforatus (Haase, 1887)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2023.