Maoriella australis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1936 by New Zealand zoologist Gilbert Archey.[1][2] Others have since suggested that M. australis could be a junior synonym for M. macrostigma.[2][3]
| Maoriella australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Maoriella |
| Species: | M. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maoriella australis | |
Description
editThe original description of this species is based on a specimen with 55 pairs of legs.[1]
Distribution
editThe species occurs in north-western Victoria. The type locality is Chillingollah, near Swan Hill.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Archey, Gilbert (1936). "Revision of the Chilopoda of New Zealand. Part 1". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 43–70. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42905967. Wikidata Q58676585.
- ^ a b c 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 23 March 2023.
- ^ Crabill, R.E. (1964). "A preliminary review of Maoriella with description of a new species from the Chatham Islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Chilenophilidae)". Entomological News. 75 (4): 85-97 [92].
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