Lithobius
Sign in to saveLithobius is a large genus of centipedes in the family Lithobiidae, commonly called stone centipedes, common centipedes or brown centipedes.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassChilopoda
- OrderLithobiomorpha
- FamilyLithobiidae
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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 are about long and brownish in colour. The adult's body has 18 segments, and 15 pairs of legs. The special characteristics include the dispersed openings of coxal glands of the last pair of legs.