Otostigmus politus
Appearance
Otostigmus politus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Genus: | Otostigmus |
Species: | O. politus
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Binomial name | |
Otostigmus politus |
Otostigmus politus is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is found in Australia and Melanesia, and was first described in 1881 by German arachnologist Ferdinand Karsch.[1]
Distribution
[edit]The species occurs in northern and eastern coastal Queensland as well as in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Karsch, F (1881). "Chinesische Myriopoden und Arachnoideen". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 25: 219–220 [219].
- ^ a b "Species Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.