Nodocapitus formosus

Nodocapitus formosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Onychophora
Family:	Peripatopsidae
Genus:	Nodocapitus
Species:	N. formosus
Binomial name
Nodocapitus formosus Reid, 1996

Nodocapitus formosus is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae.^[1] The type locality of this species is Mount Elliot, Queensland, Australia.^[2] This species has 15 pairs of legs in both sexes.^[3] The males are distinguished by enlarged papillae on the head, between the antennae.

References

1. Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. "Australian Faunal Directory". Australian Government Department of the Environment. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
3. Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with comments on peripatopsid relationships". Invertebrate Systematics. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/it9960663. ISSN 1447-2600.

Further reading

• Reid, A. L. (1996). "Review of the Peripatopsidae (Onychophora) in Australia, with Comments on Peripatopsid Relationships". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 10 (4): 663–936. doi:10.1071/IT9960663.