| Lithobius muticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Lithobiidae |
| Genus: | Lithobius |
| Species: | L. muticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithobius muticus (C. L. Koch, 1847) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Lithobius muticus is a centipede of the family Lithobiidae. [2] [3]
The species has 2 + 2 forcipular teeth that lack backward projections on tergites 9, 11 and 13. Lithobius muticus is very dark in colour, almost black, similar to Lithobius calcaratus . Males, and to a lesser extent, females, are characterised by broad heads and a single claw on the last legs. [4] The specific name muticus means "curtailed, docked." [5]
The species is found in Ireland, southern England and Europe. [6] It lives in deciduous woodland and leaf litter. [4]