Species Account for Lithobius calcaratus
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Lithobius calcaratus C.L.Koch, 1844
a centipede
Myriapoda: Lithobiidae
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Taxonomic group: centipedes and millipedes (Myriapoda) - County data
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Unknown
Records: 10
First Record: 1991
Latest Record: 2023
1992-on hectads: 5
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 5
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Lithobius calcaratus is a local dark brown to almost black centipede found in acid heathland and grassland habitats. In Essex it is very scarce, with records from very few sites. References
Species text last edited on Fri Nov 30th 2007 by user 3
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Structural Habitat Data (based on 6 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 10 records with habitat detail and method information)
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