Dichelobius flavens is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1911 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.[1][2]

Dichelobius flavens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Henicopidae
Genus: Dichelobius
Species:
D. flavens
Binomial name
Dichelobius flavens
Attems, 1911[1]

Distribution

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The species occurs in south-west and north-west Western Australia.[3] Type localities are Eradu, Lion Mill, Jarrahdale, Donnybrook and Gooseberry Hill.[2]

Behaviour

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The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Attems, C. G. (1911). "Myriopoda exkl. Scolopendridae". In Michaelsen, W.; Hartmeyer, R. (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens (in German). Vol. 3 part 6. Jena: Gustav Fischer. pp. 145–204 [154].
  2. ^ a b Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Dichelobius flavens Attems, 1911". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2023.