Lamyctes emarginatus is a species of centipede in the Henicopidae family.

It was first described in 1844 by British entomologist George Newport.

[1][2] The species has been recorded from a geographically widespread suite of sites, including Africa, Europe, Australasia, Greenland and the Galapagos Islands.

[2][3] The type locality is New Zealand.

[2] The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.