Ethmostigmus curtipes
Appearance
Ethmostigmus curtipes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Ethmostigmus |
Species: | E. curtipes
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Binomial name | |
Ethmostigmus curtipes |
Ethmostigmus curtipes is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia and was first described in 1983 by L. E. Koch.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species has only been recorded from Western Australia.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Koch, LE (1983). "A taxonomic study of the centipede genus Ethmostigmus Pocock (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae: Otostigminae) in Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 31: 835–849 [837].
- ^ a b "Species Ethmostigmus curtipes L.E. Koch, 1983". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2023.