Ribautia repanda explained

Ribautia repanda is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was first described in 1911 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.^[1]

Description

These centipedes can reach 68 mm in length. Males of this species have 75 to 83 pairs of legs; females have 77 to 85 leg pairs.

Distribution

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia as well as in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.^[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.^[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. 24 February 2023.
2. Web site: Species Ribautia repanda (Attems, 1911). . 2010. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 24 February 2023.