Lithobius obscurus

Lithobius obscurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Species:
L. obscurus
Binomial name
Lithobius obscurus
Synonyms
  • Lithobius araichensis Brölemann, 1924
  • Lithobius bermudensis Pocock, 1893
  • Andebius callao Chamberlin,1955
  • Chilebius coquimbo Chamberlin,1955
  • Lithobius demangei Lawrence, 1960
  • Walesobius excrescens Attems,1928
  • Lithobius granulatus Meinert, 1872
  • Lithobius platensis Gervais, 1847
  • Lithobius sydneyensis Pocock, 1891
  • Kesubius syntheticus Chamberlin,1925

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

The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.[3] The type locality is Carratraca, in Malaga, Spain.[2]

Subspecies

  • Lithobius obscurus azoreae Eason & Ashmole, 1992
  • Lithobius obscurus mediocris Eason & Ashmole, 1992
  • Lithobius obscurus obscurus Meinert, 1872

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Meinert, F (1920). "Myriapoda Musaei Hauniensis. Bidrag til Myriapoderns Morphologi og Systematik. II. Lithobiini". Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 3. 8: 281–384 [300].
  2. ^ a b Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Species Lithobius obscurus Meinert, 1872". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2023.


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