Lithobius peregrinus

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

Lithobius peregrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 dalmaticus Latzel, 1880
  • Lithobius ethochaetus Chamberlin, 1938
  • Lithobius provocator Pocock, 1891
  • Lithobius targionii Fanzago, 1874
  • Lithobius obesus petnickensis Matic & Darabantzu, 1968
  • Lithobius obesus serbica Matic, 1957

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. Latzel, R (1880). Die Myriopoden der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie. Vienna: Hölder. p. 63.
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "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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