Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Lithobiomorpha (Stone centipedes)
Family Lithobiidae
Species Lithobius (Sigibius) microps Meinert, 1868
Length 9.5 mm.
A light chestnut coloured centipede that curls up when disturbed. It has 3 ocelli (simple eyes) in a single row. It is amongst the smallest of the stone centipedes and is very fast-moving.
It feeds on insects and other invertebrates. Seen all year round, and found in soil and leaf-litter in various habitats. Fairly frequent in England and Wales. Native to Britain.
Found in local wood amongst leaf litter, South Staffordshire June 2020. © Peter Hillman.
Species identification confirmed and recorded by an expert from iRecord.
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