Pesvarus is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Scutigeridae. It is endemic to Australia, with the type locality being Yalgoo in south-west Western Australia. It was described by M. Würmli in 1974. Its sole species is Pesvarus pachypus Würmli, 1974.[1][2]

Pesvarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scutigeromorpha
Family: Scutigeridae
Genus: Pesvarus
Würmli, 1974[1]
Type species
Pesvarus pachypus
Würmli, 1974

References

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  1. ^ a b Würmli, M (1974). "Pesvarus pachypus n. gen. n. sp. eine neue Scutigeride (Chilopoda Scutigeromorpha Scutigeridae) aus Australien". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 192: 138–146 [139].
  2. ^ 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 17 March 2023.