Lamyctes emarginatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family. It was first described in 1844 by British entomologist George Newport.
Distribution The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, Australasia, Greenland and the Galapagos Islands. The type locality is New Zealand.
Behaviour The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.
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