[1] A more detailed description of the type material notes a female specimen with 39 pairs of legs and a maximum length of 43 mm.

[5] A more recent description of the species based on a larger sample reports 39 to 41 segments.

[3] The original descriptions of three junior synonyms, however, report 33, 37, and 39 pairs of legs.

[6] The species occurs in Victoria, south-eastern Australia, as well as in New Zealand.

[2][7] The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood.