Henicops maculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Henicops |
Species: | H. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Henicops maculatus | |
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Henicops maculatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1845 by British entomologist George Newport. [1] [2]
The species occurs in south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. [3] The type locality is Tasmania. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators, that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]