Lithobius obscurus
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| Lithobius obscurus | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Lithobiidae |
| Genus: | Lithobius |
| Species: | L. obscurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithobius obscurus | |
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Lithobius obscurus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was first described in 1872 by Danish arachnologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert.[1][2]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.[3] The type locality is Carratraca, in Malaga, Spain.[2]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Lithobius obscurus azoreae Eason & Ashmole, 1992
- Lithobius obscurus mediocris Eason & Ashmole, 1992
- Lithobius obscurus obscurus Meinert, 1872
Behaviour
[edit | edit source]The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
References
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