Name
Lithobius
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Genus: Lithobius
Habitat
Terrestrial, among the litter and under stones and bark, typically in scrub and forest areas
Feeding
Predator (soil arthropods)
Distribution
The genus Lithobius is mostly Palearctic, with some species in North America.
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Body elongate, with one pair of legs per laterally inserted segment, the last pair long and sensory. Tergos alternately long and short. One pair of clawed appendages (forcipules) that inject venom on the underside of the head.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Edgecombe, G. D. & Giribet, G. (2007). Evolutionary biology of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda). Annual Review of Entomology, 52, 151-170. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091326
-Eisembeis, G. & Wichard, W. (1987). Atlas on the biology of soil arthropods. Springer-Verlag, Berlín.
-Ganske, A.S., Vahtera, V., Dányi, L., Edgecombe, G.D. & Akkaria, N. (2021). Phylogeny of Lithobiidae Newport, 1844, with emphasis on the megadiverse genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Myriapoda, Chilopoda). Cladistics, 37, 162-184. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12431
-García-Ruiz, A. (2015). Clase Chilopoda - Orden Lithobiomorpha. Revista IDE@ - SEA, 32, 1-9. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_32.pdf