Rhysida nuda

Rhysida nuda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Rhysida
Species:
R. nuda
Binomial name
Rhysida nuda
(Newport, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Branchiostoma nuda Newport, 1845
  • Branchiostoma obsoletum Porat, 1876
  • Branchiostoma subinerme Meinert, 1885
  • Rhysida kurandana Chamberlin, 1920
  • Rhysida defecta Chamberlin, 1920

Rhysida nuda, also known as the blue-legged centipede, is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1887 by British entomologist George Newport.[1]

  1. ^ a b Newport, G (1845). "Monograph of the class Myriapoda, order Chilopoda". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 19: 349–439 [412].