Australobius scabrior explained

Australobius scabrior is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in the eastern states of mainland Australia: Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.^[2] The type locality is Kuranda, on the Atherton Tableland of north-eastern Queensland.^[1]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. 14 March 2023.
2. Web site: Species Australobius scabrior Chamberlin, 1920 . . 2010. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 14 March 2023.