Mecistocephalus heteropus
Mecistocephalus heteropus is a species of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2] This species has 49 pairs of legs.[3][4]
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| Species: | M. heteropus |
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| Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865 | |
References
- "Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865". chilobase - a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 132. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.
- Silvestri, F. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of India". Record of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 16: 45-107 [49-55] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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