Mecistocephalus erythroceps
Mecistocephalus erythroceps is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Mecistocephalus erythroceps | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
| Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
| Species: | M. erythroceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecistocephalus erythroceps Chamberlin, 1920[1] | |
Description
This species has 51 pairs of legs and can reach 31 mm in length.[1]
Distribution
The species occurs in Fiji. The type locality is Nadarivatu.[2]
References
- Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64 (1): 1–269 [60].
- Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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