Lamyctes africanus

Lamyctes africanus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1871 by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat.

Distribution

The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, south-western Western Australia, Hawaii and the Juan Fernandez Islands.

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.