Tuoba laticeps explained

Tuoba laticeps is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.^[1]

Description

This species is orange yellow throughout and can reach up to 23 mm in length. Males of this species have 43 to 59 pairs of legs; females have 45 to 59 leg pairs.^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Western Australia and Tasmania.^[3] The type locality is King Island in Bass Strait.^[1]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.^[3]

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. 1 March 2023.
2. Jones . R.E. . 1998 . On the species of Tuoba (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and New Britain . Records of the Western Australian Museum . 18 . 333–346.
3. Web site: Species Tuoba laticeps (Pocock, 1891). . 2010. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 1 March 2023.