
Lithobius
Lithobius is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes.
22 branches of this group, most-observed first

Brown Centipede
speciesLithobius forficatus

Garden Lithobius
speciesLithobius melanops

Banded Centipede
speciesLithobius variegatus

Greater Lithobius
speciesLithobius pilicornis

Black Lithobius
speciesLithobius calcaratus

Peregrine Stone Centipede
speciesLithobius peregrinus

Lithobius piceus
speciesLithobius piceus

Three-Horned Lithobius
speciesLithobius tricuspis

Broad-Headed Lithobius
speciesLithobius muticus

Lithobius nigripalpis
speciesLithobius nigripalpis

Scarce Lithobius
speciesLithobius tenebrosus

Purple Stone Centipede
speciesLithobius obscurus

Lithobius agilis
speciesLithobius agilis

Western Lithobius
speciesLithobius borealis

Lithobius erythrocephalus
speciesLithobius erythrocephalus

Lithobius macilentus
speciesLithobius macilentus

Sandy Lithobius
speciesLithobius lapidicola

Lithobius nodulipes
speciesLithobius nodulipes

Montane Lithobius
speciesLithobius lucifugus

Lithobius castaneus
speciesLithobius castaneus
Lithobius doderoi
speciesLithobius doderoi
Lithobius subtilis
speciesLithobius subtilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 999986.