Easonobius is a genus of centipedes in the family Henicopidae. The name honours British myriapodologist Edward Holt Eason. It was described by palaeontologist Gregory Edgecombe in 2003.[1][2]
Easonobius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Easonobius Edgecombe, 2003[1] |
Type species | |
Easonobius tridentatus Edgecombe,2003
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Species
editThere are two valid species:[2]
- Easonobius humilis (Ribaut, 1923)
- Easonobius tridentatus Edgecombe, 2003
References
edit- ^ a b Edgecombe, GD (2003). "A new genus of henicopid centipede (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from New Caledonia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 49: 269–284 [269].
- ^ 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 25 March 2023.