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Centipedes (Chilopoda)

Centipedes (Chilopoda)

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Following is  a good introduction from CSIRO:

http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/chilopoda.html

And a referance from Atlas of Living Australia:

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Centipedes (Chilopoda)

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Chilopoda (class) at Lindfield, NSW by Hejor1
Allothereua maculata (A House Cetipede) at Bruce, ACT by NateKingsford
Cormocephalus aurantiipes (Orange-legged Centipede) at Bruce, ACT by NateKingsford

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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
Chilopoda (class)
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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Scutigeridae (family)
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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Allothereua maculata at Bruce, ACT

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Cormocephalus aurantiipes at Bruce, ACT

Allothereua maculata at Bruce, ACT

Cormocephalus aurantiipes at Bruce, ACT

Cormocephalus (genus) at Bruce, ACT

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