| Lithobius obscurus | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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]
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution. [3] The type locality is Carratraca, in Malaga, Spain. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]
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