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Genus Lamyctes

tiny Lithobiomorpha - Lamyctes Stone centipede with dorsal markings - Lamyctes Lamyctes africanus Lamyctes emarginatus - female Slab pede - Lamyctes Slab pede - Lamyctes centipede in pitfall trap - Lamyctes emarginatus centipede in pitfall trap - Lamyctes emarginatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Lithobiomorpha (Stone Centipedes)
Family Henicopidae
Genus Lamyctes
Explanation of Names
Lamyctes Meinert 1868
Numbers
>40 spp. total(1)
Works Cited
1.Bonato L. et al. (2016) ChiloBase 2.0 - A world catalogue of centipedes (Chilopoda)
Contributed by Joseph DeSisto Alling on 9 April, 2014 - 8:11am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 18 December, 2014 - 3:24pm

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