Lithobius peregrinus

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Lithobius peregrinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Species:
L. peregrinus
Binomial name
Lithobius peregrinus
Latzel, 1880 [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithobius dalmaticusLatzel, 1880
  • Lithobius ethochaetusChamberlin, 1938
  • Lithobius provocatorPocock, 1891
  • Lithobius targioniiFanzago, 1874
  • Lithobius obesus petnickensisMatic & Darabantzu, 1968
  • Lithobius obesus serbicaMatic, 1957

Lithobius peregrinus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was first described in 1880 by Austrian myriapodologist Robert Latzel. [1] [2]

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Distribution

The species has a cosmopolitan distribution. [3] The type locality is Dalmatia, in Croatia. [2]

Behaviour

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

References

  1. 1 2 Latzel, R (1880). Die Myriopoden der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie. Vienna: Hölder. p. 63.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "Species Lithobius peregrinus Latzel, 1886". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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