| Thereuopoda longicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Thereuopoda |
| Species: | T. longicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thereuopoda longicornis | |
Thereuopoda longicornis, also known as the long-legged centipede, is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It was first described in 1793 by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius. [1] [2]
The species has a wide range through southern and south-eastern Asia, extending to Queensland in north-eastern Australia. [3] [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]
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