Centipedes (Chilopoda)

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Following is a good introduction from CSIRO:

http://w ww.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/chilopoda.html

And a referance from Atlas of Living Australia:

Centipedes (Chilopoda)

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trevorpreston wrote:

18 Jul 2025

Thanks Nate. I appreciate your IDs.

Lithobiomorpha (order)

trevorpreston wrote:

18 Jul 2025

Thanks Nate. I appreciate your IDs.

Lithobiomorpha (order)

NateKingsford wrote:

18 Jul 2025

I was at lunch and did a quick skim through when I saw this, cheers for picking up on it.

Cryptops is a Scolopendromorph, whole Lithobius and Henicops are Lithobiomorphs on the other hand.

I do agree it isn't Geophilomorpha, instead a Lithobiomorph, but not Cryptops.

I would be happy to discuss this further

Lithobiomorpha (order)

NateKingsford wrote:

18 Jul 2025

Lithobiomorpha (order)

trevorpreston wrote:

18 Jul 2025

Hi Nate,
I don't think this is in the Geophilomorpha (Order) as they are very elongated centipedes, usually very skinny and yellowish. I'm pretty sure this is either a blind centipede (Cryptops sp. (genus)) or a stone centipede Lithobiomorpha (order) due its short length and few segments.

Lithobiomorpha (order)

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