Lithobius lucifugus L. Koch, 1862

Synonyms

Lithobius (Lithobius) lucifugus L. Koch, 1862

Status:

  • GB IUCN status: Not applicable (non-native)
  • GB rarity status: Naturalised

ID Difficulty

Identification

Lithobius is a difficult genus and at least 17 species are known from Britain and Ireland.

Lithobius lucifugus is one of seven 'smaller species' with 2 + 2 forcipular teeth that lack backward projections on tergites 9, 11 and 13. This is a light brown medium sized species (to 17 mm body length). 

More information to allow accurate identification is given in the published identification keys by Tony Barber (2008 & 2009).

Steve Gregory

Distribution and Habitat

First recorded from Edinburgh in 1989 (Barber, 1995), Lithobius lucifugus is known from a handful of coastal sites in Scotland, all associated with human activity, such as kirkyards and greenhouses.

This account is based on the 'Centipede Atlas' (Barber, 2022).

BRC code

19

idBmigTaxa

Cen_165