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Lithobius Tiphlus
''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipede Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , " foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an ...s in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Anatomy Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They are about long and brownish in colour. The adult's body has 18 segments, and 15 pairs of arthropod leg, legs. The special characteristics include the dispersed openings of coxal glands of the last pair of legs. Ecology Stone centipedes are found under stones or bark, in soil and decaying matter. Some are common in gardens. ''Lithobius forficatus'' is the most abundant centipede species in Europe. Like other centipedes, they are more active at night. They feed on insects and other small inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithobius Forficatus
''Lithobius forficatus'', most commonly known as the brown centipede or stone centipede, is a common European centipede of the family (biology), family Lithobiidae, although its distribution is not exclusive to Europe. It is between 18 and 30 mm long and up to 4 mm broad and is a chestnut (color), chestnut brown color. It is similar to a variety of other European Lithobiidae, lithobiid centipedes, particularly the striped centipede, ''Lithobius variegatus'', but ''L. forficatus'' does not have stripes on its legs. Like most lithobiids, it is found in the upper layers of soil, particularly under rocks and rotting logs. This species can be fairly easily identified by its reaction to being revealed, which is to run extremely quickly for cover. This is different from many of the other species of large lithobiid, which tend to be less extreme in their evasion behavior. It is a predator, and its main diet consists of insects and invertebrates, including spiders, slugs, worms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
