Lamyctes emarginatus explained

Lamyctes emarginatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1844 by British entomologist George Newport.[1]

Distribution

The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, Australasia, Greenland and the Galapagos Islands.[1] [2] The type locality is New Zealand.[1]

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 emarginatus (Newport, 1844) . . 2012. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 8 March 2023.