Henia brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Dignathodontidae
Genus: Henia
Species:
H. brevis
Binomial name
Henia brevis
(Silvestri, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaetechelyne montana oblongocribellata Verhoeff, 1898
  • Henia (Pseudochaetechelyne) brevis (Silvestri, 1896)

Henia brevis, commonly called the southern garden centipede,[2] is a species of centipede in the family Dignathodontidae.[3][4][5]

Description

Henia brevis is pallid in colour and has 53–57 pairs of legs. It is up to 19 mm (0.75 in) long.[1]

Habitat

Henia brevis lives in terrestrial habitats in southern Ireland, southern England, as well as in Europe and Corsica.[6][7] It is usually found in urban or sub-urban sites.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Henia brevis | British Myriapod and Isopod Group". bmig.org.uk.
  2. ↑ "Southern Garden Centipede (Henia brevis)". iNaturalist.
  3. ↑ "Henia brevis | British Myriapod and Isopod Group". bmig.org.uk.
  4. ↑ "Henia (Pseudochaetechelyne) brevis - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org.
  5. ↑ "ADW: Henia: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org.
  6. ↑ "Henia brevis Silvestri, 1896". www.gbif.org.
  7. ↑ "Henia brevis (Silvestri 1896) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.


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