Henicops dentatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1901 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.[1][2]

Henicops dentatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Henicops
Species:
H. dentatus
Binomial name
Henicops dentatus
Pocock, 1901[1]
Synonyms
  • Henicops oligotarsus Attems, 1911

Distribution

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The species occurs in south-west Western Australia.[3] The type locality is Perth.[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 Pocock, RI (1901). "The Chilopoda or centipedes of the Australian continent". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (8): 451–463 [454].
  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 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Henicops dentatus Pocock, 1901". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2023.