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Thereuopodina queenslandica

Thereuopodina queenslandica is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.

Subspecies

  • Thereuopodina queenslandica queenslandica <small>Verhoeff, 1925</small>
  • Thereuopodina queenslandica simplex <small>Verhoeff, 1925</small>

Distribution

The species occurs in north-eastern Queensland. The type locality of T. q. queenslandica is Cedar Creek (now Ravenshoe); that of T. q. simplex is Malanda; both of which lie on the Atherton Tableland of Far North Queensland.

Behaviour

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

References