Paralamyctes hornerae
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| Paralamyctes hornerae | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Henicopidae |
| Genus: | Paralamyctes |
| Species: | P. hornerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Paralamyctes hornerae | |
Paralamyctes hornerae is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 2001 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]
Distribution
The species occurs in north-eastern New South Wales.[3] The type locality is the Styx River State Forest, in the Northern Tablelands district.[2]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edgecombe, GD (2001). "Revision of Paralamyctes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Henicopidae), with six new species from Eastern Australia". Records of the Australian Museum. 53: 201–241 [218].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 13 March 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Species Paralamyctes (Thingathinga) grayi Edgecombe, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
