Plesioschendyla
| Plesioschendyla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Plesioschendyla Ribaut, 1923[1] |
| Type species | |
| Plesioschendyla confossa Ribaut,1923
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Plesioschendyla is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Schendylidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia. Its sole species is Plesioschendyla confossa. It was described by French entomologist Henri Ribaut in 1923.[1][2]
Description[edit]
This species features claws on the second maxillae without projections, mandibular dentate lamellae with small teeth, sternal pores in a transverse band, a single pore on each coxopleuron, and ultimate legs that are swollen in the male and lack claws.[3] The original description of this species is based on six specimens reaching 35 mm in length, including four males with 43 to 53 pairs of legs and two females with 51 or 55 leg pairs.[1]
Distribution[edit]
The species occurs on the main island of Grande Terre. The type locality is Mont Ignambi.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 (1). Berlin, Weisbaden: C.W. Kreidel's Verlag. pp. 1–79 [72].
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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