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Zelanophilus pococki

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Zelanophilus pococki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Zelanophilidae
Genus: Zelanophilus
Species:
Z. pococki
Binomial name
Zelanophilus pococki
Crabill, 1963[1]

Zelanophilus pococki is a species of centipede in the Zelanophilidae family. It was first described in 1963 by R.E. Crabill.[1][2]

Etymology

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The epithet pococki commemorates Reginald Innes Pocock of the British Museum (Natural History).[1]

Description

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The original description of this species is based on five female specimens ranging from 38 mm to 67 mm in length with 61 or 73 pairs of legs and a male specimen measuring 44 mm in length with 59 leg pairs.[1]

Distribution

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The species occurs in coastal south-east New South Wales.[3] The type locality is Hornsby, Sydney.[2]

Behaviour

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The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Crabill, RE (1963). "A preliminary review of Zelanophilus with description of a new Australian species (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 70: 164–169 [167].
  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 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Zelanophilus pococki Crabill, 1963". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.