Lamyctes emarginatus (Newport 1844) 
A small centipede which has a limited distribution in Nottinghamshire, which may be due to the difficulties in identifying small Lithobius centipedes and confusion with immature specimens of larger Lithobius species. And to highlight the difficulty in centipede identification, it was thanks to Steve Gregory, who correctly identified the specimen below, as being Lamyctes emarginatus, rather than Lithobius microps, we had originally identified it as. Lamyctes emarginatus has a single ocellus, (Lithobius sp have multiple ocelli) which should aid any ID.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Lamyctes emarginatus 
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - British Myriapod and Isopod Group. Tony Barber. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

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Updated January 2024

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