Zelanophilus pococki is a species of centipede in the Zelanophilidae family. It was first described in 1963 by R.E. Crabill.[1][2]
| Zelanophilus pococki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Zelanophilidae |
| Genus: | Zelanophilus |
| Species: | Z. pococki
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| Binomial name | |
| Zelanophilus pococki Crabill, 1963[1]
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Etymology
editThe epithet pococki commemorates Reginald Innes Pocock of the British Museum (Natural History).[1]
Description
editThe original description of this species is based on five female specimens ranging from 38 mm to 67 mm in length with 61 or 73 pairs of legs and a male specimen measuring 44 mm in length with 59 leg pairs.[1]
Distribution
editThe species occurs in coastal south-east New South Wales.[3] The type locality is Hornsby, Sydney.[2]
Behaviour
editThe centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Crabill, RE (1963). "A preliminary review of Zelanophilus with description of a new Australian species (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 70: 164–169 [167].
- ^ 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 2 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Zelanophilus pococki Crabill, 1963". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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