Lamyctes africanus explained

Lamyctes africanus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1871 by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat.^[1]

Distribution

The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, south-western Western Australia, Hawaii and the Juan Fernandez Islands.^{[1] [2]}

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. 8 March 2023.
2. Web site: Species Lamyctes africanus (Porat, 1872). . 2012. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 8 March 2023.