Lithobius obscurus

Lithobius obscurus
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 Meinert, 1872 [1]
Synonyms
Lithobius araichensisBrölemann, 1924 Lithobius bermudensisPocock, 1893 Andebius callaoChamberlin,1955 Chilebius coquimboChamberlin,1955 Lithobius demangeiLawrence, 1960 Walesobius excrescensAttems,1928 Lithobius granulatusMeinert, 1872 Lithobius platensisGervais, 1847 Lithobius sydneyensisPocock, 1891 Kesubius syntheticusChamberlin,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 azoreaeEason & Ashmole, 1992
• Lithobius obscurus mediocrisEason & Ashmole, 1992
• Lithobius obscurus obscurusMeinert, 1872

Behaviour

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

References

1. Meinert, F (1920). "Myriapoda Musaei Hauniensis. Bidrag til Myriapoderns Morphologi og Systematik. II. Lithobiini". Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 3. 8: 281–384 [300].
2. 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. "Species Lithobius obscurus Meinert, 1872". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2023.