Allothereua bidenticulata


Allothereua bidenticulata 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.

Distribution

The species occurs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and south-west Western Australia. The type locality is Glen Lamington, in the Scenic Rim Region of south-eastern Queensland.

Subspecies

Allothereua bidenticulata linderi Fahlander, 1939Allothereua bidenticulata vittata Verhoeff, 1925Allothereua bidenticulata bidenticulata Verhoeff, 1925

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.