Ribautia pruvotae is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia. It was described in 1931 by French myriapodologist Henry Wilfred Brolemann.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Ribautia |
| Species: | R. pruvotae
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| Ribautia pruvotae | |
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Description edit
The original description of this species is based on a male specimen measuring 25 mm in length with 55 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution edit
The species occurs in the Loyalty Islands Province. The type locality is Lifou Island.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Brolemann, HW (1931). "Myriapodes recueillis par Madame Pruvot en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux Loyalty". Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale. 72: 275–316 [308].
- ^ 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.
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