Thereuopoda longicornis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]