Centipedes (Chilopoda)

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Following is a good introduction from CSIRO:

http://w ww.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/chilopoda.html

And a referance from Atlas of Living Australia:

Centipedes (Chilopoda)

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SimoneC wrote:

24 Nov 2023

Possibly juvenile Lithobiomorpha

Chilopoda (class)

SimoneC wrote:

23 Sep 2023

Don’t seem to be able to confirm this at the moment. I think it is a juvenile, probably a Scolopendroid rather than a Geophilomorph, but can’t quite see the head clearly enough to be sure

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trevorpreston wrote:

21 Aug 2023

I think this is too big to be a Symphyla. Could it be an immature Scutigeridae sp.?

Lithobiomorpha (order)

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

5 Jul 2023

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AndyRoo wrote:

31 May 2023

Thanks Simone. Yes, looking at the CNM field guide I was tossing up between C. sp. (genus) and C. aurantiipes and took a stab at the latter.

Cormocephalus sp.(genus)

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Centipedes (Chilopoda)

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