Steneurytion dux

Steneurytion dux
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Steneurytion
Species:	S. dux
Binomial name
	Steneurytion dux; (Chamberlin, 1920)
Synonyms
	Zelanion duxChamberlin, 1920;

Last updated January 18, 2024

Steneurytion dux is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1]^[2] This species can reach 44 mm in length and has 49 to 53 pairs of legs.^[3]

Distribution

The species occurs in New Zealand. Type localities are Plimmerton and Day's Bay, Wellington.^[2]

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References

1 2 Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [39].
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 17 April 2023.
↑ Archey, Gilbert (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2 (1): 43–70 [55]. ISSN 0067-0464.

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[chamberlin1920-1] 1 2 Chamberlin, RV (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [39].

[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 17 April 2023.

[3] Archey, Gilbert (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2 (1): 43–70 [55]. ISSN 0067-0464.

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