Asanada brevicornis is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It was first described in 1885 by Danish entomologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert. Distribution The species’ distribution ranges from India, Burma and the Andaman Islands to the Philippines, Sumba, New Guinea and north-eastern Australia. Behaviour The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter, soil and rotting wood. References brevicornis Centipedes of Australia Fauna of Queensland Arthropods of Asia Arthropods of New Guinea Animals described in 1885 Taxa named by Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert