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]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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References
edit- ^ 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].
- ^ 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.
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