''Nodocapitus inornatus'' is a species of
velvet worm
Onychophora (from grc, ονυχής, , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus ...
in the family
Peripatopsidae
Peripatopsidae is one of the two living velvet worm families.
Description
The Peripatopsidae exhibit relatively many characteristics that are perceived as original or "primitive" with respect to the Peripatidae. The number of leg pairs in this f ...
.
The
type locality of this species is Gibralter Range National Park,
New South Wales, Australia.
This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.
The males are distinguished by enlarged papillae on the head, between the antennae.
References
Further reading
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Onychophorans of Australasia
Onychophoran species
Animals described in 1996
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