House Centipede
S6, body
Ellura
House Centipede
S6, ventral
 
                 
House Centipede (Allothereua maculata)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Centipedes (Chilopoda)
Order: House Centipedes (Scutigeromorpha)
Family: House Centipede (Scutigeridae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: House Centipede (Allothereua maculata)
This Photo:     🔍S6, Eye & Antenna Bend🔎

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
~20mm to ~23mm long (head & body, excluding legs, antennae, cerci, etc).
It is being parasitised by Velvet Mites, Chiggers, and Relatives (Infraorder Trombidia).

Copyright © 2025-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 22-Jan-2025
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.