Mairata
| Mairata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphilodontinae |
| Genus: | Mairata Calvanese, Brescovit & Bonato, 2019 |
| Type species | |
| Mairata butantan Calvanese, Brescovit & Bonato, 2019 | |
| Species | |
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Mairata is a genus of soil centipedes in the subfamily Aphilodontinae, a clade formerly known as the family Aphilodontidae but now deemed a subfamily within the family Geophilidae. This genus contains only two species: M. itatiaiensis and the type species M. butantan. Both species are found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil.