Myriapods of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Order:	Class:	Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Plutoniumidae Members:	6 NC Records
Theatops posticus (Say, 1821) - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Class: Chilopoda (Centipedes)

Order: Scolopendromorpha

Family: Plutoniumidae

Checklist Number: 175.000

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Photographs: BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, GBIF

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: "Primarily inhabits moist deciduous litter, occasionally found in predominantly pine litter"" (Shelley, 1987)"

See also Habitat Account for General Forests

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

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Photo Gallery for Theatops posticus - No common name		Photos: 4
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2024-04-13 Chatham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2024-04-13 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: C Tingley on 2021-07-14 Orange Co. Comment:	Recorded by: C Tingley on 2021-07-14 Orange Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Theatops posticus - No common name