Maoriella zelanica explained

Maoriella zelanica is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1]

Description

The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 28 mm in length with 47 pairs of legs, but this species can have from 41 to 49 leg pairs.^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs on the North Island. The type locality is Lake Takopema, near Auckland.^[1]

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. 24 March 2023.
2. 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 [89, 93] . Biodiversity Heritage Library.