Afrotaenia is a monotypic genus of centipedes with only one species, Afrotaenia machadoi, found in Angola.[1] This species features trunk metasternites without patterned pore-fields, only scattered pores, and claws on the ultimate legs.[2] The original description of this species is based on two rust-colored specimens, including a female measuring about 20 mm in length with 59 pairs of legs.[3][4]
| Afrotaenia machadoi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Ballophilidae |
| Genus: | Afrotaenia |
| Species: | A. machadoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrotaenia machadoi Chamberlin, 1951
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References
edit- ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Crabill, R.E. (1961). "A new appraisal of Afrotaenia (Chilop. Geophilomorpha Schendylidae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 42 (5/6): 501–505.
- ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1951). "On Chilopoda collected in North-East Angola by Dr. A. de Barros Machado". Publicações Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola. 10 (3): 95-111 [101].
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