Dichelobius bicuspis
Appearance
Dichelobius bicuspis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Dichelobius |
Species: | D. bicuspis
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Binomial name | |
Dichelobius bicuspis |
Dichelobius bicuspis is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae 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]
Distribution
[edit]The species occurs on the main island of Grande Terre. Type localities are Mount Humboldt and Mount Canala.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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 [24].
- ^ 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 27 March 2023.