Steneurytion mjoebergi

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

Steneurytion mjoebergi is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae 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 specimens ranging from 15 mm to 28 mm in length with 37 or 39 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 [59].
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. "Eurytion mjobergi Verhoeff, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2023.