Biology:Plesioschendyla
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Short description: Genus of centipedes
| Plesioschendyla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Schendylidae |
| Genus: | Plesioschendyla |
| Type species | |
| Plesioschendyla confossa Ribaut,1923
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Plesioschendyla is a monotypic genus of centipedes in the family Schendylidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in Melanesia. Its sole species is Plesioschendyla confossa. It was described by French entomologist Henri Ribaut in 1923.[1][2]
Description
The original description of this species is based on six specimens reaching 35 mm in length, including four males with 43 to 53 pairs of legs and two females with 51 or 55 leg pairs.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs on the main island of Grande Terre. The type locality is Mont Ignambi.[2]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedribaut1923 - ↑ 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/534. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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