Asanada brevicornis is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It was first described in 1885 by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert.[1]

Asanada brevicornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Asanada
Species:
A. brevicornis
Binomial name
Asanada brevicornis

Distribution

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The species’ distribution ranges from India, Burma and the Andaman Islands to the Philippines, Sumba, New Guinea and north-eastern Australia.[2][3]

Behaviour

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The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Meinert, F (1885). "Myriapoda Musei Cantabrigiensis. Part 1. Chilopoda". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 23: 161–232 [189].
  2. ^ a b "Species Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ Koch, LE (1983). "Occurrence in Australia of the Centipede Genus Asanada Meinert (Chilopoda, Scolopendridae, Scolopendrinae)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 11 (1): 75–76. Retrieved 17 February 2023.