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Ribautia coarctata

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Ribautia coarctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Ribautia
Species:
R. coarctata
Binomial name
Ribautia coarctata
Ribaut, 1923[1]

Ribautia coarctata is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia. It was first described in 1923 by French entomologist Henri Ribaut.[1][2]

Description

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The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 15 mm in length with 43 pairs of legs.[1]

Distribution

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The species occurs on the main island of Grande Terre. The type locality is Mont Panié. [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ribaut, H (1923). "Chilopodes de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des Îles Loyalty". In Sarasin, F; Roux, J (eds.). Nova Caledonia, Recherches Scientifiques en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux Îles Loyalty. Vol. 3. Berlin, Weisbaden: C.W. Kreidel's Verlag. pp. 1–79 [66].
  2. ^ a b 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 30 March 2023.