Henicops milledgei

Henicops milledgei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Henicops
Species:
H. milledgei
Binomial name
Henicops milledgei
Hollington & Edgecombe, 2004[1]

Henicops milledgei is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2004 by Lauren Hollington and Gregory Edgecombe.[1][2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Victoria, south-eastern Australia.[3] The type locality is the Tarra-Bulga National Park, in the Strzelecki Ranges of South Gippsland.[2]

Behaviour

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

References

  1. ^ a b Hollington, LM; Edgecombe, GD (2004). "Two new species of the henicopid centipede Henicops (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from Queensland and Victoria, with revision of species from Western Australia and a synoptic classification of Henicopidae". Records of the Australian Museum. 56 (1): 1–28 [16].
  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 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Henicops milledgei Hollington & Edgecombe, 2004". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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