Australoschendyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Schendylidae
Genus: Australoschendyla
R.E.Jones, 1996[1]
Type species
Australoschendyla capensis
Jones,1996

Australoschendyla is a genus of centipedes in the family Schendylidae. It was described by R. E. Jones in 1996.[1][2] Centipedes in this genus range from 1 cm to 2 cm in length, have 41 to 47 pairs of legs, and are found in west Australia.[3]

Species

There are two valid species:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Jones, R.E. (1996). "A new genus of centipede, Australoschendyla (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae), from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 411–415 [411].
  2. 1 2 Bonato L, Chagas Junior A, Edgecombe GD, Lewis JG, Minelli A, Pereira LA, Shelley RM, Stoev P, Zapparoli M (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
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