Lithobius peregrinus

Latzel, 1880

Peregrine Stone Centipede

Lithobius peregrinus is a stone centipede first described in 1880 by Austrian myriapodologist Robert Latzel. The species has a distribution with type locality in Dalmatia, Croatia. A 2022–2024 study of a troglophilic in Gaura cu Muscă Cave, Romania documented significant morphological variations, asymmetries, and teratological features across 39 specimens. The species exhibits close water affinity and has been recorded in both surface and subterranean .

Lithobius (10.3897-zookeys.741.21706) Figure 6 by Ganske A-S, Edgecombe GD, Akkari N (2018) The peristomatic structures as a source of systematic characters in the genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Myriapoda, Chilopoda). In: Stoev P, Edgecombe GD (Eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand. ZooKeys 741: 49-75. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.741.21706. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Lithobius (10.3897-zookeys.741.21706) Figure 9 by Ganske A-S, Edgecombe GD, Akkari N (2018) The peristomatic structures as a source of systematic characters in the genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Myriapoda, Chilopoda). In: Stoev P, Edgecombe GD (Eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand. ZooKeys 741: 49-75. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.741.21706. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Lithobius (10.3897-zookeys.741.21706) Figure 7 by Ganske A-S, Edgecombe GD, Akkari N (2018) The peristomatic structures as a source of systematic characters in the genus Lithobius Leach, 1814 (Myriapoda, Chilopoda). In: Stoev P, Edgecombe GD (Eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand. ZooKeys 741: 49-75. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.741.21706. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

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Habitat

Inhabits plant litter and soil in terrestrial environments. Troglophilic occur in caves, particularly near water bodies within cave systems. The Romanian cave population was found in Gaura cu Muscă Cave (Banat Mountains) at moderately moist locations close to water.

Distribution

distribution. Type locality: Dalmatia, Croatia. Confirmed records include Albania, Bermuda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, and the Caucasus region. First confirmed record in Romania from Banat Mountains (2022–2024).

Behavior

Solitary terrestrial . Exhibits close water affinity; individuals frequently found near water bodies, possibly contributing to ability. Troglophilic documented in cave .

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