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Rhysida carinulata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Scolopendridae
Genus:	Rhysida
Species:	R. carinulata
Binomial name
Rhysida carinulata (Haase, 1887)
Synonyms
Branchiotrema carinulatum Haase, 1887 Branchiotrema carinulatum efflata Haase, 1887 Branchiotrema carinulatum australicum Haase, 1887

Rhysida carinulata is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and was first described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.

Distribution

The species occurs in north-eastern coastal Queensland as well as in New Guinea.

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.

References

1. ^ Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 .
2. ^ "Species Rhysida carinulata (Haase, 1887)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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