Tuoba sydneyensis explained

Tuoba sydneyensis is a species of centipede in the Geophilidae family. It was first described in 1891 by British zoologist Reginald Innes Pocock.^[1]

Description

This species is orange yellow throughout, can reach up to 32 mm in length, and ranges from 39 to 55 pairs of legs (39 to 49 in males, 41 to 55 in females).^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Western Australia and New South Wales as well as Seychelles, New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and the Hawaiian Islands.^[3] The type locality is Double Bay, Port Jackson, in Sydney.^[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 sydneyensis (Pocock, 1891). . 2010. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 1 March 2023.