Long-toothed Centipede Arthrorhabdus paucispinus Koch, 1984
Fauna Portal species: 422
Arthrorhabdus paucispinus, head dorsal (HBI N17191-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 15690Diagnosis
(after Koch 1984): A large sized Arthrorhabdus distinguishable from A. mjobergi principally by characters given in key, specifically only 1–2 non process spines on the ultimate leg prefemur, and by teeth-bases separated from maxilliped base-plates by a few posterolaterally sloping grooves rather than 1 groove.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1984): Australian species of the centipede genus Arthrorhabdus Pocock (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae). Journal of Natural History. 18: 363 - 368