''Lithobius'' is a large

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

centipede Centipedes (from Neo-Latin , "hundred", and Latin , "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', "lip", and Neo-Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Lithobiidae Lithobiidae is a family of centipedes in the order Lithobiomorpha The Lithobiomorpha, also known as stone centipedes, are an order of anamorphic centipedes. Order They reach a mature segment count of 15 trunk segments. This group has lost the ...

, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes.

Description

Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family

. They are about long and brownish in colour. The adult's body has 18 segments, and 15 pairs of

legs A leg is a weight-bearing and locomotive anatomical structure, usually having a columnar shape. During locomotion, legs function as "extensible struts". The combination of movements at all joints can be modeled as a single, linear element cap ...

. The special characteristics include the dispersed openings of

coxal gland The coxal gland is a gland found in some arthropods, for collecting and excreting urine. They are found in all arachnids (with the exception of some Acari), and in other chelicerates, such as horseshoe crabs. The coxal gland is thought to be hom ...

s of the last pair of legs.

Behaviour and ecology

Stone centipedes are found under stones or bark, in soil and decaying matter. Some are common in gardens. ''

Lithobius forficatus ''Lithobius forficatus'', most commonly known as the garden centipede, brown centipede or stone centipede, is a common centipede of the family Lithobiidae. Description The species is between 18 and 30 mm long and up to 4 mm broad an ...

'' is the most abundant centipede species in Europe. Like other centipedes, they are more active at night. They feed on

insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...

s and other small

invertebrate Invertebrates are animals that neither develop nor retain a vertebral column (commonly known as a ''spine'' or ''backbone''), which evolved from the notochord. It is a paraphyletic grouping including all animals excluding the chordata, chordate s ...

s. The eggs are deposited singly in soil. The lifespan can be over 3 years.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Lithobius'' was erected in 1814 by

William Elford Leach William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Life and work Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticesh ...

, in an article published in

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's ''

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''. The name derives from two

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, (', "stone") and ('' bio-'', "life"). Leach did not designate a

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, and none was selected until

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chose ''Scolopendra forficata'' Linnaeus, 1758 (now ''

''). ''Lithobius'' is the name-giving genus for the family

. ''Lithobius'' is one of about 100 genera or subgenera in the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

Lithobiinae. It contains over 500 species and numerous

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

. The classification of species inside the genus is a matter of discussion too. Some authors divide the genus into subgenera ''Eulithobius'', ''Lithobius'', ''Monotarsobius'', ''Neolithobius'', ''Pleurolithobius'', ''Pseudolithobius'', ''Sigibius'', ''Thracolithobius'' and ''Troglolithobius''.

Species

The genus ''Lithobius'' includes the following species: *''

Lithobius acherontis ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Verhoeff, 1900 *''

Lithobius acipayamus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Chamberlin, 1952 *''

Lithobius adherens ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family (biology), family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family L ...

'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius aidonensis'' Verhoeff, 1943 *'' Lithobius allotiphlus'' (Silvestri, 1908) *'' Lithobius alpicosiensis'' Latzel, 1887 *'' Lithobius alpinus'' Koch, 1862 ''non'' Matic & Darabantu, 1971 *'' Lithobius altus'' Matic & Darabantu, 1971 *'' Lithobius ameles'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius angolianus'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius anisanus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius ankarensis'' Verhoeff, 1944 *'' Lithobius anodus'' Latzel, 1880 *'' Lithobius antipai'' Matic, 1969 *'' Lithobius aostanus'' Verhoeff, 1934 *'' Lithobius apfelbecki'' Verhoeff, 1900 *'' Lithobius ardesiacus'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius argaeensis'' Attems, 1905 *'' Lithobius argus'' Newport, 1844 *'' Lithobius armatus'' Selivanov, 1878 *'' Lithobius asper'' Muralevitch, 1926 *'' Lithobius athesinus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius atticus'' Verhoeff, 1901 *'' Lithobius audax'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius bartsiokasi'' Matic & Stavropoulos, 1990 *'' Lithobius bebekensis'' (Verhoeff, 1944) *'' Lithobius berkeleyensis'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius beroni'' Negrea, 1965 *'' Lithobius biarmatus'' Matic, 1970 *'' Lithobius bicolor'' Tömösvary, 1879 *'' Lithobius bicuspidatus'' (Matic, 1957) *'' Lithobius bifidus'' Matic, 1973 *'' Lithobius binaghii'' Manfredi, 1937 *'' Lithobius biporus'' Silvestri, 1894 *'' Lithobius boettgeri'' Verhoeff, 1925 *'' Lithobius bolognai'' Zapparoli, 1991 *'' Lithobius bonensis'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius bosporanus'' (Verhoeff, 1941) *'' Lithobius brachycephalus'' Fanzago, 1880 *'' Lithobius brevicornis'' Daday, 1889 *'' Lithobius buakheriacus'' Zapparoli, 1985 *'' Lithobius bulgaricus'' (Verhoeff, 1925) *'' Lithobius bullatus'' Eason, 1993 *'' Lithobius burzenlandicus'' (Verhoeff, 1931) *'' Lithobius buxtoni'' Brölemann, 1924 *'' Lithobius calabrensis'' Fedrizzi, 1878 *'' Lithobius calamatanus'' (Verhoeff, 1899) *'' Lithobius canariensis'' Eason, 1992 *'' Lithobius cantabrigensis'' Meinert *'' Lithobius capreae'' Verhoeff, 1943 *'' Lithobius carmenae'' Matic, 1968 *'' Lithobius cassinensis'' Verhoeff, 1925 *'' Lithobius castaneus'' Newport, 1844 *'' Lithobius cavernicola'' Fanzago, 1877 *'' Lithobius cerberulus'' Verhoeff, 1941 *'' Lithobius cerii'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius chalusensis'' Matic, 1969 *'' Lithobius chikerensis'' Verhoeff, 1936 *'' Lithobius cinnamomenus'' Koch, 1862 *''

Lithobius clarki ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Eason, 1975 *'' Lithobius communis'' Koch, 1844 *'' Lithobius consimilis'' Eason, 1992 *'' Lithobius corcyraeus'' Verhoeff, 1899 *'' Lithobius coriaceus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius corrigendus'' Dobroruka, 1988 *'' Lithobius crassipes'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius creticus'' Dobroruka, 1977 *'' Lithobius crissolensis'' Verhoeff *'' Lithobius croaticus'' Matic & Teodoreanu, 1967 *'' Lithobius cryptobius'' Silvestri, 1897 *'' Lithobius curtipes'' Koch, 1847 *'' Lithobius curtirostris'' Eisen & Stuxberg, 1868 *'' Lithobius dacicus'' (Matic, 1959) *'' Lithobius dadayi'' Tömösvary, 1880 *'' Lithobius dahlii'' Verhoeff, 1925 *'' Lithobius degerboelae'' Eason, 1981 or 1986 *'' Lithobius demavendicus'' Matic, 1969 *'' Lithobius depressus'' Fanzago, 1880 *'' Lithobius diana'' Verhoeff, 1901 *'' Lithobius dieuzeidei'' Brölemann, 1931 *'' Lithobius discolor'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius doderoi'' Silvestri, 1908 *'' Lithobius dolinophilus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius dollfusi'' Verhoeff, 1931 *'' Lithobius domogledicus'' (Matic, 1961) *'' Lithobius doriae'' Pocock, 1890 *'' Lithobius drescoi'' Demange, 1958 *'' Lithobius dudichi'' Loksa, 1947 *'' Lithobius easoni'' Matic, 1969 *'' Lithobius elbanus'' Verhoeff, 1931 *'' Lithobius elbursensis'' Matic, 1969 *'' Lithobius electrinus'' (Verhoeff, 1937) *'' Lithobius electron'' Verhoeff, 1928 *'' Lithobius electus'' Silvestri, 1935 *'' Lithobius elegans'' Selivanov, 1931 *'' Lithobius enghofi'' Eason, 1986 *'' Lithobius ercijasius'' Verhoeff, 1943 *'' Lithobius erdschiasius'' Verhoeff, 1943 *'' Lithobius errantus'' Chamberlin, 1952 *''

Lithobius erythrocephalus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family (biology), family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family L ...

'' C.L.Koch, 1847 *'' Lithobius eucuemis'' Stuxberg *'' Lithobius evae'' Dobroruka, 1958 *'' Lithobius evasus'' (Chamberlin, 1952) *'' Lithobius excellens'' Silvestri, 1894 *'' Lithobius exiguus'' Meinert, 1886 *'' Lithobius eximius'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius falteronensis'' Manfredi, 1936 *'' Lithobius fangensis'' Eason, 1986 *'' Lithobius fanzagoi'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius feae'' *'' Lithobius femorosulcatus'' Eason, 1986 *'' Lithobius festivus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius finitimus'' Fanzago, 1878 *'' Lithobius flavus'' Meinert, 1872 *''

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

) *'' Lithobius fossor'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius franzi'' Attems, 1949 *'' Lithobius galatheae'' Meinert, 1886 *'' Lithobius geyeri'' Verhoeff, 1935 *'' Lithobius glabratus'' Koch, 1847 *'' Lithobius glacialis'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius gracilipes'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius gracilis'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius grandiporosus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius granulatus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius gridellii'' Manfredi, 1955 *'' Lithobius grossidens'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius grossipes'' Koch, 1847 *'' Lithobius haarlovi'' Eason, 1986 *'' Lithobius hardwickei'' Newport, 1844 *'' Lithobius hatayensis'' Verhoeff, 1943 *''

Lithobius hawaiiensis ''Lithobius hawaiiensis'' is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was described in 1904 by Italian myriapodologist Filippo Silvestri. Distribution The species occurs in the Hawaiian Islands. The type locality is Makaweli ( Ka ...

'' Silvestri, 1904 *'' Lithobius helvolus'' Attems, 1951 *'' Lithobius herzegowinensis'' Verhoeff, 1900 *'' Lithobius hispanicus'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius hopanus'' (Chamberlin, 1952) *'' Lithobius hortensis'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius hummelii'' Verhoeff, 1933 *'' Lithobius ilgazensis'' Matic, 1983 *'' Lithobius immutabilis'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius imperialis'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius inaequidens'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius incertus'' Matic, 1966 *'' Lithobius indicus'' Eason, 1981 *'' Lithobius inexpectatus'' Matic, 1962 *'' Lithobius infossus'' Silvestri, 1894 *''

Lithobius inopinatus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Matic, 1970 *'' Lithobius inquirendus'' Attems, 1951 *'' Lithobius insignis'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius ionicus'' (Silvestri, 1896) *'' Lithobius iranicus'' Attems, 1951 *'' Lithobius italicus'' Matic, 1957 *'' Lithobius javanicus'' Pocock, 1894 *'' Lithobius kansuanus'' Verhoeff, 1933 *'' Lithobius karamani'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius kastamouensis'' Matic, 1983 *'' Lithobius koenigi'' Verhoeff, 1891 *'' Lithobius koreanus'' Verhoeff, 1938 *'' Lithobius kosswigi'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius kurdistanus'' Verhoeff, 1944 *'' Lithobius laccatus'' Attems, 1951 *'' Lithobius laevilabrum'' Leach, 1815 *'' Lithobius lagrecai'' Matic, 1962 *'' Lithobius lanzai'' Matic, 1961 *'' Lithobius lapadensis'' Verhoeff, 1900 *'' Lithobius latebricola'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius latzellii'' Meinert *'' Lithobius lindbergi'' Chamberlin, 1956 *'' Lithobius litoralis'' Koch, 1867 *'' Lithobius lobifer'' (Chamberlin, 1952) *'' Lithobius loeiensis'' Eason, 1986 *'' Lithobius lorioli'' Demange, 1962 *''

Lithobius lubricus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius lundii'' Meinert, 1886 *'' Lithobius luteus'' Loksa, 1947 *'' Lithobius macrocentrus'' Attems, 1949 *'' Lithobius magnus'' (Trotzina, 1894) *'' Lithobius magurensis'' Dobroruka, 1971 *'' Lithobius malaccanus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius malayicus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius marginatus'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius martensi'' Eason, 1989 *'' Lithobius matici'' Prunescu, 1966 *'' Lithobius matulicii'' Verhoeff, 1899 *'' Lithobius maximovici'' Folkmanova, 1946 *''

Lithobius mediolus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius megalaporus'' (Stuxberg, 1875) *'' Lithobius meifengensis'' Chao, Lee, Chang, 2018 *'' Lithobius melanocephalus'' Koch, 1863 *'' Lithobius memorabilis'' Attems, 1951 *'' Lithobius meridionalis'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius micropodus'' Matic, 1983 *'' Lithobius microps'' Meinert, 1868 *'' Lithobius minellii'' Matic & Darabantu, 1971 *'' Lithobius minimus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius minutus'' Koch, 1847 *'' Lithobius moananus'' (Chamberlin, 1926) *'' Lithobius moellensis'' Verhoeff, 1940 *'' Lithobius molleri'' Verhoeff, 1893 *'' Lithobius molophai'' Restivo de Miranda, 1978 *'' Lithobius mongolicus'' Verhoeff, 1933 *'' Lithobius montellicus'' Fanzago, 1874 *'' Lithobius mordax'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius multidentatus'' Newport *'' Lithobius muscorum'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius nigrocullis'' Folkmanova, 1928 *'' Lithobius nocellensis'' Verhoeff, 1943 *''

Lithobius nodulipes ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Latzel, 1880 *'' Lithobius nudicornis'' Gervais, 1837 *'' Lithobius oblongus'' Sseliwanoff, 1881 *'' Lithobius obscurus'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius occultus'' Silvestri, 1894 *'' Lithobius ocraceus'' Fedrizzi, 1878 *'' Lithobius octops'' Menge, 1851 *''

Lithobius oellatus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Verhoeff, 1925 *'' Lithobius oligoporus'' Latzel, 1885 *'' Lithobius oraniensis'' Matic, 1967 *'' Lithobius orientis'' (Chamberlin, 1952) *'' Lithobius orotavae'' Latzel, 1895 *'' Lithobius pachypus'' Verhoeff, 1925 *'' Lithobius paghmanensis'' Eason, 1986 *'' Lithobius paidamus'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius palmarum'' Verhoeff, 1934 *'' Lithobius palnis'' (Eason, 1973) *'' Lithobius palustris'' Selivanov, 1878 *'' Lithobius pantokratoris'' Attems, 1903 *'' Lithobius paradisiacus'' Matic & Darabantu, 1971 *'' Lithobius parisiensis'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius parvicornis'' (Porat, 1893) *'' Lithobius parvolus'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius patriarchalis'' (Berlese, 1894) *'' Lithobius paurus'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius pedemontanus'' Matic & Darabantu, 1971 *'' Lithobius peggauensis'' Verhoeff, 1937 *''

Lithobius peregrinus ''Lithobius peregrinus'' is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was first described in 1880 by Austrian myriapodologist Robert Latzel. Distribution The species has a cosmopolitan distribution. The type locality is Dalmatia, ...

'' Latzel, 1880 *'' Lithobius persicus'' Pocock, 1899 *'' Lithobius piceiavus'' Verhoeff, 1901 *''

Lithobius pilatoi ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Matic, 1968 *'' Lithobius pleonops'' Menge, 1851 *''

Lithobius plesius ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' (Chamberlin, 1952) *'' Lithobius plumbeus'' Manfredi, 1948 *'' Lithobius politicus'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius polyodontus'' Attems, 1951 *'' Lithobius ponzianus'' Matic & Darabantu, 1969 *'' Lithobius portchinski'' Sseliwanoff, 1881 *'' Lithobius postspoliatus'' Verhoeff, 1942 *'' Lithobius potanini'' Selivanov, 1881 *'' Lithobius pseudoagilis'' Dobroruka, 1965 *'' Lithobius pubescens'' Koch, 1867 *'' Lithobius pulcher'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius purkynei'' Dobroruka, 1957 *'' Lithobius purpureus'' Chamberlin, 1901 *'' Lithobius pustulatus'' Matic, 1964 *'' Lithobius pygmaeus'' Latzel, 1880 *'' Lithobius quadridentatus'' Menge, 1851 *'' Lithobius rapax'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius rapitus'' Chamberlin, 1952 *'' Lithobius reiseri'' Verhoeff, 1900 *'' Lithobius remyi'' Jawlowski, 1923 *'' Lithobius rhaeticus'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius rhiknus'' Attems, 1951 *'' Lithobius riggioi'' Matic, 1968 *'' Lithobius rilaicus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius ruffoi'' Matic, 1966 *'' Lithobius rupivagus'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius saalachiensis'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius salernitanus'' Manfredi, 1956 *'' Lithobius salicis'' Verhoeff, 1925 *'' Lithobius sardous'' Silvestri, 1897 *'' Lithobius sbordonii'' Matic, 1967 *'' Lithobius scabrior'' Chamberlin, 1920 *'' Lithobius schawalleri'' Eason, 1989 *'' Lithobius scotophilus'' Latzel, 1887 *'' Lithobius sculpturatus'' (Pocock, 1901) *'' Lithobius scutigeroides'' Verhoeff, 1892 *'' Lithobius semperi'' Haase, 1887 *'' Lithobius separatus'' Verhoeff, 1943 *'' Lithobius serbicus'' Matic, 1979 *'' Lithobius sibillinicus'' Matic, 1966 *'' Lithobius sibiricus'' (Gerstfeldt, 1858) *'' Lithobius sicheli'' Matic, 1986 *'' Lithobius silvivagus'' Verhoeff, 1925 *''

Lithobius simrothi ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius sitianus'' Chamberlin, 1956 *'' Lithobius sloanei'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius socius'' Chamberlin, 1901 *'' Lithobius songi'' Pei et al., 2011 *'' Lithobius sordidus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius speluncarum'' Fanzago, 1877 *'' Lithobius sphinx'' (Verhoeff, 1941) *'' Lithobius stammeri'' Verhoeff, 1939 *'' Lithobius subtilis'' Latzel, 1880 *'' Lithobius suevicus'' Meinert, 1863 *'' Lithobius sulcatus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius sumatranus'' Silvestri, 1895 *'' Lithobius svenhedini'' Verhoeff, 1933 *'' Lithobius tahirensis'' Matic, 1983 *'' Lithobius targionii'' Fanzago, 1874 *'' Lithobius tatricus'' Dobroruka, 1958 *'' Lithobius tauricus'' Selivanov, 1878 *'' Lithobius temnensis'' Verhoeff, 1943 *'' Lithobius tenuicornis'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius tenuinguis'' Eason, 1980 *'' Lithobius tetraspinus'' Pei, Lu, Liu, Hou, Ma, 2018 *'' Lithobius terreus'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius thetidis'' Karsch, 1880 *'' Lithobius tibiosetosus'' Eason, 1986 *''

Lithobius tibiotenuis ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Eason, 1989 *'' Lithobius tidissimus'' (Chamberlin, 1952) *'' Lithobius tiphlus'' (Latzel, 1886) *'' Lithobius transmarinus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius trebinjanus'' (Verhoeff, 1900) *'' Lithobius tricuspis'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius trilineatus'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius trinacrius'' Verhoeff, 1925 *'' Lithobius turritanus'' Fanzago, 1881 *'' Lithobius tweedii'' Verhoeff, 1937 *'' Lithobius tylopus'' Latzel, 1882 *'' Lithobius typhlus'' Latzel, 1886 *'' Lithobius ulterior'' (Chamberlin, 1952) *'' Lithobius uludagensis'' Matic, 1983 *'' Lithobius variegatus'' Leach, 1814 *''

Lithobius varioporus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Pei et al., 2020 *'' Lithobius varius'' Koch, 1863 *'' Lithobius velox'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius venator'' Koch, 1862 *'' Lithobius veronensis'' Matic & Darabantu, 1971 *'' Lithobius viduus'' Attems *'' Lithobius vinciguerrae'' Silvestri, 1895 *'' Lithobius vindelicius'' Verhoeff, 1935 *'' Lithobius vinosus'' (Fanzago, 1874) *''

Lithobius violaceus ''Lithobius'' is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes. Description Most ''Lithobius'' species are typical representatives of the family Lithobiidae. They a ...

'' Fedrizzi, 1877 *'' Lithobius visicae'' Ribarov, 1987 *'' Lithobius vorax'' Meinert, 1872 *'' Lithobius vosseleri'' Verhoeff *'' Lithobius vulgaris'' Leach, 1817 *'' Lithobius walachius'' Verhoeff, 1901 *'' Lithobius weberi'' Pocock, 1894 *'' Lithobius werneri'' Attems, 1902 *'' Lithobius zachii'' Restivo de Miranda, 1978 *'' Lithobius zeylanus'' (Chamberlin, 1952)

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