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Greater Lithobius

Lithobius pilicornis Newport, 1844

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The greater lithobius (Lithobius pilicornis) is a species in the family Lithobiidae, order Lithobiomorpha. Source checklists list it for 8 countries, including France, India and Italy.

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Quick facts about the greater lithobius

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
8 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the greater lithobius live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The greater lithobius is listed for 8 countries.

FranceIndiaNetherlandsPortugalSpainItalyUnited Kingdom
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. France
  2. India
  3. Italy
  4. Netherlands
  5. Portugal
  6. São Tomé & Príncipe
  7. Spain
  8. United Kingdom

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the greater lithobius endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the greater lithobius classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classChilopoda
  4. orderLithobiomorpha
  5. familyLithobiidae
  6. genusLithobius
  7. SpeciesLithobius pilicornis Newport, 1844

Synonyms Lithobius doriae, Lithobius doriae heterodus, Lithobius doriae pavani, Lithobius doriae uccianensis, Lithobius galatheae, Lithobius grossidens, Lithobius hexodus, Lithobius hexodus biarmatus, Lithobius longipes, Lithobius mediterraneus, Lithobius pellicensis, Lithobius pilicornis augustanus, Lithobius pilicornis hexodus, Lithobius scutigeroides, Lithobius sloanei

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Lithobie pilicorneFrench
  • Grote steenloperDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the greater lithobius

Other species in the same genus Lithobius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the greater lithobius live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the greater lithobius for 8 countries, including France, India, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the greater lithobius?

The greater lithobius (Lithobius pilicornis) belongs to the family Lithobiidae in the order Lithobiomorpha.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{greater_lithobius_2026,
  title = {Greater Lithobius (Lithobius pilicornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/greater-lithobius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}