Lithobius obscurus
{{Short description|Species of centipede}}
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| genus = Lithobius
| species = obscurus
| authority = Meinert, 1872{{cite journal |last1=Meinert|first1=F |last2= |first2= | date=1920 |title= Myriapoda Musaei Hauniensis. Bidrag til Myriapoderns Morphologi og Systematik. II. Lithobiini|url= |journal= Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 3|volume=8 |issue= |pages=281–384 [300]|doi= |access-date= }}
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- Lithobius araichensis Brölemann, 1924
- Lithobius bermudensis Pocock, 1893
- Andebius callao Chamberlin,1955
- Chilebius coquimbo Chamberlin,1955
- Lithobius demangei Lawrence, 1960
- Walesobius excrescens Attems,1928
- Lithobius granulatus Meinert, 1872
- Lithobius platensis Gervais, 1847
- Lithobius sydneyensis Pocock, 1891
- Kesubius syntheticus Chamberlin,1925
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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.
Distribution
The species has a cosmopolitan distribution.{{cite web |url= https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bd0700e6-580e-49e3-81d0-1ee1981d2d93 |title= Species Lithobius obscurus Meinert, 1872|author= |date=2010|website= Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia |access-date= 15 March 2023}} The type locality is Carratraca, in Malaga, Spain.
=Subspecies=
- Lithobius obscurus azoreae Eason & Ashmole, 1992
- Lithobius obscurus mediocris Eason & Ashmole, 1992
- Lithobius obscurus obscurus Meinert, 1872
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.
References
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Category:Centipedes of Australia
Category:Arthropods of New South Wales
Category:Arthropods of South America
Category:Animals described in 1872
Category:Taxa named by Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert
Category:Cosmopolitan arthropods
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