Lamyctes emarginatus | |
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Lamyctes emarginatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Lamyctes |
Species: | L. emarginatus
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Lamyctes emarginatus | |
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Lamyctes emarginatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1844 by British entomologist George Newport. [1] [2]
The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, Australasia, Greenland and the Galapagos Islands. [2] [3] The type locality is New Zealand. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]
Lamyctes emarginatus | |
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Lamyctes emarginatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
Family: | Henicopidae |
Genus: | Lamyctes |
Species: | L. emarginatus
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Binomial name | |
Lamyctes emarginatus | |
Synonyms | |
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Lamyctes emarginatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1844 by British entomologist George Newport. [1] [2]
The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, Australasia, Greenland and the Galapagos Islands. [2] [3] The type locality is New Zealand. [2]
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil. [3]