Biology:Pachymerinus

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Short description: Genus of centipedes

Pachymerinus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Pachymerinus
Silvestri, 1905[1]
Type species
Geophilus millepunctatus
Gervais, 1847

Pachymerinus is a genus of centipedes in the family Geophilidae. It was described by Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri in 1905.[2] Centipedes in this genus range from about 3 cm to 8 cm in length, have 47 to 81 pairs of legs, and are found in Chile and southeast Australia .[3] The Australian species Pachymerinus froggatti is notable for its relatively small size, measuring only 28 mm in length.[4] The larger Chilean species P. porteri measures 46 mm in length but can have as few as 47 leg pairs (47 to 49 in males, 47 to 51 in females),[5][6] the minimum number recorded in this genus. The Chilean species P. pluripes measures only 32 mm in length but can have 79 or 81 leg pairs,[5][6] the maximum number recorded in this genus. The Chilean species P. canaliculatus is known from a female specimen with 75 leg pairs and is notable for its large size, measuring 75 mm in length.[5][6]

Species

Valid species:[2]

  • Pachymerinus abbreviates Silvestri, 1905
  • Pachymerinus australis Chamberlin, 1920
  • Pachymerinus canaliculatus (Gervais, 1849)
  • Pachymerinus froggatti Brolemann, 1912
  • Pachymerinus millepunctatus (Gervais, 1847)
  • Pachymerinus multiporus Demange, 1963
  • Pachymerinus pluripes (Silvestri, 1899)
  • Pachymerinus porteri (Silvestri, 1899)

References

  1. Silvestri, F (1905). "Fauna Chilensis. Myriapoda". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik (Suppl.) 6 (3): 715–772 [755]. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_genres/372. 
  3. Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". in Minelli, Alessandro. The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/812207443. 
  4. Brölemann, H. W. (1912-04-26). "The Myriapoda in the Australian Museum. Part I.—Chilopoda". Records of the Australian Museum 9 (1): 37–75 [61]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1912.923. ISSN 0067-1975. https://journals.australian.museum/brlemann-1912-rec-aust-mus-91-3775/journals.australian.museum/brlemann-1912-rec-aust-mus-91-3775/. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Silvestri, Filippo (1899). "Contribución al estudio de los Quilópodos chilenos" (in Latin). Revista Chilena de HistóriaNatural 3 (10-11): 141–152 [148-150]. https://biostor.org/reference/151203. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Silyestri, Filippo (1905). "Fauna chilensis. Myriapoda". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplementheft 6: 715–772 [758-760]. https://biostor.org/reference/151204. 

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