Lamyctes coeculus

Lamyctes coeculus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1844 by French myriapodologist Henry [Wilfred Brolemann].

Distribution

The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, Australia and South America. The type locality is Milan in Italy.

Behaviour

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