Paralamyctes ginini | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Paralamyctes |
Species: | P. ginini
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Binomial name | |
Paralamyctes ginini |
Paralamyctes ginini is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 2004 by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe. [1] [2]
The species occurs in south-eastern New South Wales. [3] The type locality is South Ramshead, Kosciuszko National Park, in the Snowy Mountains. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]