Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a stone centipede)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLithobius forficatus (a stone centipede)
GenusLithobius (stone centipedes)
FamilyLITHOBIIDAE (stone centipedes)
OrderLITHOBIOMORPHA (stone centipedes)
ClassCHILOPODA (centipedes)
SubphylumMYRIAPODA (myriapods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lithobius forficatus (a stone centipede) :
1: Lithobius forficatus (a stone centipede)
21 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
female, under fallen rotting Ash boughs
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Head and anterior end - dorsal viewImage 3: Head - dorsal - close-upImage 4: Head - ventral - close-upImage 5: Head - ventral - close-up (2)Image 6: Posterior end - ventralImage 7: Ventral view
2: Lithobius forficatus (a stone centipede)
22 Mar 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under corrugated iron
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: Underside
3: Lithobius forficatus (a stone centipede)
24 May 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
juvenile, under bark on fallen Beech trunk
Image 1: Dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Head and antennae - dorsal - enlargedImage 3: Head and antennae - ventral - enlargedImage 4: Head - ventral - enlargedImage 5: Tail portion - dorsal - enlargedImage 6: Ventral - enlarged

Lithobius forficatus (a stone centipede) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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