Peripatopsis mellaria explained

Peripatopsis mellaria is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.^[1] This species is a clade in the P. clavigera species complex. This species has 17 pairs of legs, varies from slate black to charcoal, and ranges from 11 mm to 20 mm in length. Also known as the Outeniqua velvet worm,^[2] this species is found in forests along the coast in Western Cape province in South Africa.

Notes and References

1. Barnes . Aaron . Reiss . Till . Daniels . Savel R. . 2020 . Systematics of the Peripatopsis clavigera species complex (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae) reveals cryptic cladogenic patterning, with the description of five new species . Invertebrate Systematics . 34 . 6 . 569–590 . en . 10.1071/IS19071 . 1445-5226.
2. Web site: Outeniqua Velvetworm (Peripatopsis mellaria) . 2023-03-12 . iNaturalist . en.