Lamyctes coeculus
Species of centipede
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Lamyctes coeculus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1844 by French myriapodologist Henry Wilfred Brolemann.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Lithobiomorpha |
| Family: | Henicopidae |
| Genus: | Lamyctes |
| Species: | L. coeculus |
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Distribution
The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, Australia and South America. The type locality is Milan in Italy.[2][3]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
