Henia brevis
| Henia brevis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Dignathodontidae |
| Genus: | Henia |
| Species: | H. brevis
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| Binomial name | |
| Henia brevis (Silvestri, 1896)
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Henia brevis, commonly called the southern garden centipede,[2] is a species of centipede in the family Dignathodontidae.[3][4][5]
Description
Henia brevis is pallid in colour and has 53–57 pairs of legs. It is up to 19 mm (0.75 in) long.[1]
Habitat
Henia brevis lives in terrestrial habitats in southern Ireland, southern England, as well as in Europe and Corsica.[6][7] It is usually found in urban or sub-urban sites.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Henia brevis | British Myriapod and Isopod Group". bmig.org.uk.
- ^ "Southern Garden Centipede (Henia brevis)". iNaturalist.
- ^ "Henia brevis | British Myriapod and Isopod Group". bmig.org.uk.
- ^ "Henia (Pseudochaetechelyne) brevis - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org.
- ^ "ADW: Henia: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org.
- ^ "Henia brevis Silvestri, 1896". www.gbif.org.
- ^ "Henia brevis (Silvestri 1896) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org.