Parascutigera guttata

Parascutigera guttata is a species of centipede in the Scutigeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.^[1][2]

Parascutigera guttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scutigeromorpha
Family:	Scutigeridae
Genus:	Parascutigera
Species:	P. guttata
Binomial name
Parascutigera guttata Verhoeff, 1925[1]
Synonyms
Parascutigera aculeata Verhoeff, 1925 Parascutigera mjoebergi Verhoeff, 1925 Parascutigera noduligera Verhoeff, 1925 Parascutigera spinulata Verhoeff, 1925 Parascutigera viridula Verhoeff, 1925

Distribution

The species occurs in Queensland.^[3] The type locality is Cedar Creek (now Ravenshoe) on the Atherton Tableland.^[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[3]