Lithobius obscurus is a species of centipede in the Lithobiidae family. It was first described in 1872 by Danish arachnologist Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert.
Distribution The species has a cosmopolitan distribution. The type locality is Carratraca, in Malaga, Spain.
Subspecies Lithobius obscurus azoreae Eason & Ashmole, 1992 Lithobius obscurus mediocris Eason & Ashmole, 1992 Lithobius obscurus obscurus Meinert, 1872
Behaviour The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.
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