Otostigmus politus

Otostigmus politus is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It is found in Australia and Melanesia, and was first described in 1881 by German arachnologist Ferdinand Karsch.

Distribution

The species occurs in northern and eastern coastal Queensland as well as in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Behaviour

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