Schendyla nemorensis explained

Schendyla nemorensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It was first described in 1836 by German entomologist Carl Ludwig Koch.^[1]

Subspecies

• Schendyla nemorensis fountaini Turk, 1944
• Schendyla nemorensis quarnerana Verhoeff, 1937

Description

This species can reach 28 mm in length.^[2] Males of this species have 37 to 41 pairs of legs, usually 39; females have 39 to 43 leg pairs, usually 39 or 41.^[3]

Distribution

The species has a principally Palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to Tasmania from Europe.^[4] The type locality is the vicinity of Regensburg in Bavaria, southern Germany.^[1]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[4]

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. 4 March 2023.
2. Book: Attems, Carl . Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha . De Gruyter . 1929 . 978-3-11-143063-8 . 60 . de . 10.1515/9783111430638.
3. Iorio . Etienne . 2004 . Contribution à la connaissance des Chilopodes des régions Centre, Île-de-France et Poitou-Charentes (Myriapoda) . Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Bordeaux . French . 32 . 4 . 235-255 [250] . ResearchGate.
4. Web site: Species Schendyla nemorensis (C.L. Koch, 1836). . 2014. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 4 March 2023.