Lithobiomorpha (order)

1 Unidentified stone centipede at Majura, ACT

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Identification history

	Lithobiomorpha (order)	13 Sep 2021	SimoneC
	Lithobiomorpha (order)	13 Sep 2021	jb2602

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5 comments

jb2602 wrote:

13 Sep 2021

Is it possible to distinguish between the families Henicopidae, Lithobiidae and Exocera from photos alone?

trevorpreston wrote:

13 Sep 2021

What a great sighting! I haven't seen a centipede quite like this one, its like a stone centipede with features a bit like a house centipede.

SimoneC wrote:

13 Sep 2021

Good photos. It is possible to distinguish between Henicopidae and Lithobiidae from some photos. Lithobiidae have spines/spurs on their legs as well as setae, while Henicopidae only have setae. In your photos I believe I can see spines on the legs making it a Lithobiidae, but the back ground makes it a little difficult. I'm not sure about Exocera, it is a genus without a family and it seems to have been known from the Caribbean, so I think we can discount it at this stage.

jb2602 wrote:

13 Sep 2021

Thanks for that information Simone, also do you know what the orange segment at the tail end is?

SimoneC wrote:

13 Sep 2021

Its the genital segment, the underside of that segment is were you would find the genitals. I’m not sure why its orange, or if that’s characteristic of this species

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1 - 3 Abundance
7 Sep 2021 12:22 PM Recorded on
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Other Arthropods Centipedes (Chilopoda) jb2602

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25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Lithobiomorpha (order) Scientific name
Unidentified stone centipede Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1230.31m Recorded at altitude
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