Lithobius (Lithobius) variegatus variegatus Leach, 1814
Lithobius (Lithobius) variegatus variegatus Leach, 1814.
Original description: Leach W.E. (1814). Crustaceology, in D. Brewster (ed.) The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia - Blackwood, Edinburgh, 7(2): 383-437, see p. 382.
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Original rank: species
Family: Lithobiidae
Original genus: Lithobius Leach, 1814.
Type locality: UK: in Danmonia australi [Danminum, Danmonia: ancient names for the Cornwall and Devonshire area of southwestern Britain]
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Eason E.H., Serra A. (1986).On the geographical distribution of Lithobius variegatus Leach 1814 and the identity of Lithobius rubriceps Newport 1845 (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) - Journal of Natural History, 20: 23-29, see p. 24, figs 1-6.
Distribution:
-- within Pacific: New Caledonia