Alipes grandidieri, most commonly known as the feather-tail centipede, is a species of centipede.[2] It is a member of the genus Alipes and the family Scolopendridae.[2] It was first described from Zanzibar, as Eucorybas Grandidieri [sic] by Hippolyte Lucas in 1864.[3]
| Alipes grandidieri | |
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| Preserved specimen in Harvard Museum of Natural History | |
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| Closeup of an ultimate leg | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Alipes |
| Species: | A. grandidieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Alipes grandidieri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eucorybas Grandidieri Lucas 1864 | |
The species range is in eastern Africa, in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2]
It has distinctive, elongated ultimate legs with laterally-flattened pads on the distal portions, resembling feathers. When threatened they will shake these legs and make a hissing sound.[4] The body is 10–15 cm long.[4]
References edit
- ^ Lucas H. (1864) Sur new nouvelle espèce de Scolopendridae (Eucorybas grandidieri), Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. (4) 4: 420
- ^ a b c Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D., Paglinawan LE, Bailly N., Kirk PM, Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (ed.) (June 2, 2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalog of Life : 2011 Annual Checklist." Species 2000: Reading, UK . Read September 24, 2012 . online at:http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/alipes+grandidieri/match/1
- ^ The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Vol. 18. London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1896.
- ^ a b Gauthier, Kelly; Csotonyi, Julius (2017). Discovering bugs (First ed.). Kennebunkport, ME: Applesauce Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-60433-689-4. OCLC 960033852.
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