Queenslandophilus Explained

Queenslandophilus is a genus of centipedes in the family Geophilidae. It was described by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1925.^[1] Centipedes in this genus feature second maxillae with sclerotized ridges on the coxosternite, no sternal pores, and coxopleura many scattered pores; the lateral parts of the labrum almost touch medially, and the ultimate legs most often have claws. These centipedes range from 1 cm to 6 cm in length, have 37 to 75 pairs of legs, and are found in Australia, Japan, and North America.^[2] The Japanese species Queenslandophilus monoporus and Q. macropalpus are notable for their small sizes, measuring only 10 mm and 15 mm in length, respectively.^{[3] [4]} The species Q. elongatus, found in California, is notable for its large size, ranging from 40 mm to 63 mm in length.^[5] The species Q. macropalpus has only 37 leg pairs, the minimum number recorded in this genus, whereas Q. elongatus has 73 to 75 leg pairs, the maximum number recorded in this genus.^[6]

Species

Valid species:^[1]

• Queenslandophilus elongatus (Verhoeff, 1938)
• Queenslandophilus macropalpus (Takakuwa, 1936)
• Queenslandophilus monoporus (Takakuwa, 1937)
• Queenslandophilus sjoestedti (Verhoeff, 1925)
• Queenslandophilus viridicans (Attems, 1927)

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. 23 February 2023.
2. Book: Bonato . Lucio . The Myriapoda. Volume 1 . Edgecombe . Gregory D. . Zapparoli . Marzio . 2011 . Brill . 978-90-04-18826-6 . Minelli . Alessandro . Leiden . 363–443 . Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview . 812207443.
3. Takakuwa . Yosioki . 1937 . Über eine neue Queenslandophilus-Art aus Japan . Zoological Magazine . de, ja . 49 . 11 . 388–390.
4. Takakuwa . Yosioki . 1935 . Über Japanische Queenslandophilus-Arten . Transactions of the Sapporo Natural History Society . de . 14 . 2 . 131–135.
5. Verhoeff . Karl W. . 1938 . Chilopoden-Studien zur Kenntnis der Epimorphen . Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik . 71 . 339-388 [375-376].
6. Attems . C. . 1944 . Neue Geophilomorpha des Wiener Museums . Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien . de . 55 . 50–149 [145] . 0083-6133 . JSTOR.