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Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1093075

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Lamnonyx Cook, 1896
		Megethmus Cook, 1896
		Pauroptyx Chamberlin, 1920
		Brachyptyx Chamberlin, 1920
		Dasyptyx Chamberlin, 1920
		Ectoptyx Chamberlin, 1920
		Fusichila Chamberlin, 1953
		Formosocephalus Verhoeff, 1937
		Megalacrus Attems, 1953
	Common Name(s):

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2019

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Myriapoda – miriápode, myriapods
	Class	Chilopoda – centipedes, centopéia, quilópode, centipeds
	Subclass	Pleurostigmophora Pocock, 1902
	Order	Geophilomorpha
	Suborder	Placodesmata
	Family	Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893
	Subfamily	Mecistocephalinae Bollman, 1893
	Genus	Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
		Direct Children:
	Species	Mecistocephalus aethelabis Bonato and Minelli, 2004
	Species	Mecistocephalus affinis Lawrence, 1960
	Species	Mecistocephalus akashii Takakuwa, 1942
	Species	Mecistocephalus angusticeps (Ribaut, 1914)
	Species	Mecistocephalus angustior Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus apator Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus benoiti Dobroruka, 1958
	Species	Mecistocephalus bicolor Lawrence, 1960
	Species	Mecistocephalus boriensis Bonato and Minelli, 2004
	Species	Mecistocephalus brachyceps Lawrence, 1960
	Species	Mecistocephalus brevisternalis Takakuwa, 1934
	Species	Mecistocephalus capillatus Takakuwa, 1935
	Species	Mecistocephalus castaneiceps Haase, 1887
	Species	Mecistocephalus celebensis Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus cephalotes Meinert, 1870
	Species	Mecistocephalus changi Uliana, Bonato and Minelli, 2007
	Species	Mecistocephalus ciliatus Takakuwa, 1942
	Species	Mecistocephalus collinus Verhoeff, 1937
	Species	Mecistocephalus consocius Chamberlin, 1944
	Species	Mecistocephalus conspicuus Attems, 1938
	Species	Mecistocephalus curvidens Haase, 1887
	Species	Mecistocephalus cyclops Brölemann, 1896
	Species	Mecistocephalus diversisternus (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus enigmus Chamberlin, 1944
	Species	Mecistocephalus erythroceps Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus eupistus (Chamberlin, 1939)
	Species	Mecistocephalus evansi Brölemann, 1922
	Species	Mecistocephalus flaviceps Attems, 1953
	Species	Mecistocephalus flavus Attems, 1938
	Species	Mecistocephalus furculigera (Verhoeff, 1925)
	Species	Mecistocephalus gigas Haase, 1887
	Species	Mecistocephalus glabridorsalis Attems, 1900
	Species	Mecistocephalus gracilis (Verhoeff, 1925)
	Species	Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
	Species	Mecistocephalus guineensis Karsh, 1884
	Species	Mecistocephalus gulliveri Butler, 1876
	Species	Mecistocephalus hebrides (Chamberlin, 1944)
	Species	Mecistocephalus heros Meinert, 1886
	Species	Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865
	Species	Mecistocephalus insularis (Lucas, 1863)
	Species	Mecistocephalus itayai Takakuwa, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus japonicus Meinert, 1886
	Species	Mecistocephalus kabasanus (Chamberlin, 1920)
	Species	Mecistocephalus karasawai Uliana, Bonato and Minelli, 2007
	Species	Mecistocephalus krakataunus Chamberlin, 1944
	Species	Mecistocephalus kraussi Chamberlin, 1953
	Species	Mecistocephalus kurandanus Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus labasanus (Chamberlin, 1920)
	Species	Mecistocephalus lanzai Matic and Darabantu, 1969
	Species	Mecistocephalus leioplus Chamberlin, 1944
	Species	Mecistocephalus leonensis (Cook, 1896)
	Species	Mecistocephalus lifuensis Pocock, 1899
	Species	Mecistocephalus lohmanderi Verhoeff, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus longiceps Lawrence, 1960
	Species	Mecistocephalus longichilatus Takakuwa, 1936
	Species	Mecistocephalus magister Chamberlin, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus malayensis Chamberlin, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus manokwarius Chamberlin, 1944
	Species	Mecistocephalus marcusensis Miyosi, 1953
	Species	Mecistocephalus marmoratus Verhoeff, 1934
	Species	Mecistocephalus mater (Verhoeff, 1925)
	Species	Mecistocephalus mauritianus Verhoeff, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus maxillaris (Gervais, 1837)
	Species	Mecistocephalus medius Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus megalodon Bonato and Minelli, 2009
	Species	Mecistocephalus meggittii Verhoeff, 1937
	Species	Mecistocephalus merkarensis Bonato and Minelli, 2004
	Species	Mecistocephalus microporus Haase, 1887
	Species	Mecistocephalus mikado Attems, 1928
	Species	Mecistocephalus mimeticus Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus minor Attems, 1929
	Species	Mecistocephalus modestus (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus momotoriensis Takakuwa, 1938
	Species	Mecistocephalus monticolens Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus mossambicus Lawrence, 1963
	Species	Mecistocephalus multidentatus Takakuwa, 1936
	Species	Mecistocephalus multispinatus (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus nagasaunus Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus nannocornis Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus nigriceps Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus nilgirinus Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus obscuratus (Attems, 1953)
	Species	Mecistocephalus ocanus Chamberlin, 1946
	Species	Mecistocephalus okabei Takakuwa, 1942
	Species	Mecistocephalus ongi Takakuwa, 1934
	Species	Mecistocephalus pahangiensis Verhoeff, 1937
	Species	Mecistocephalus pallidus (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus parvidentatus Verhoeff, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus parvus Chamberlin, 1914
	Species	Mecistocephalus paucidens Lawrence, 1960
	Species	Mecistocephalus pauliani Lawrence, 1960
	Species	Mecistocephalus pauroporus Takakuwa, 1936
	Species	Mecistocephalus philippinus Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus pilosus Wood, 1862
	Species	Mecistocephalus pluridens Lawrence, 1960
	Species	Mecistocephalus porosus Haase, 1887
	Species	Mecistocephalus pseustes (Chamberlin, 1939)
	Species	Mecistocephalus punctifrons Newport, 1843
	Species	Mecistocephalus rahmi Würmli, 1972
	Species	Mecistocephalus rhombifer Verhoeff, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus rubriceps Wood, 1862
	Species	Mecistocephalus satumensis Takakuwa, 1938
	Species	Mecistocephalus sechellarum Demange, 1981
	Species	Mecistocephalus siaronus (Chamberlin, 1920)
	Species	Mecistocephalus silvestrii Bonato and Minelli, 2004
	Species	Mecistocephalus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
	Species	Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895
	Species	Mecistocephalus solomonensis (Chamberlin, 1920)
	Species	Mecistocephalus somonus (Chamberlin, 1920)
	Species	Mecistocephalus spissus Wood, 1862
	Species	Mecistocephalus stenoceps Chamberlin, 1944
	Species	Mecistocephalus subgigas (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus subinsularis (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus sulcicollis Tömösváry, 1885
	Species	Mecistocephalus superior (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood, 1862
	Species	Mecistocephalus togensis (Cook, 1896)
	Species	Mecistocephalus tridens Chamberlin, 1922
	Species	Mecistocephalus tsenapus Chamberlin, 1944
	Species	Mecistocephalus turucanus (Chamberlin, 1920)
	Species	Mecistocephalus uncifer (Silvestri, 1919)
	Species	Mecistocephalus vanheurni Chamberlin, 1939
	Species	Mecistocephalus verrucosus Verhoeff, 1937
	Species	Mecistocephalus waikaneus Chamberlin, 1953
	Species	Mecistocephalus waipaheenas (Chamberlin, 1953)
	Species	Mecistocephalus yamashinai Takakuwa, 1936
	Species	Mecistocephalus yanagiharai (Takakuwa, 1936)
	Species	Mecistocephalus zygethus Chamberlin, 1939

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda), database (version 2016)
	Acquired:	2018
	Notes:	Bonato, L., A. Chagas Junior, G. D. Edgecombe, J. G. E. Lewis, A. Minelli,L. A. Pereira, R. M. Shelley, P. Stoev, and M. Zapparoli. (2016) Chilobase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Available at http://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it
	Reference for:	Mecistocephalus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Bonato, L., G. D. Edgecombe, and M. Zapparoli / Minelli, A., ed.
	Publication Date:	2011
	Article/Chapter Title:	Chilopoda - Taxonomic overview
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Treatise on Zoology - The Myriapoda, vol. 1
	Page(s):	363-443
	Publisher:	Brill
	Publication Place:	Leiden, The Netherlands
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Mecistocephalus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Bonato, Lucio, and Alessandro Minelli
	Publication Date:	2010
	Article/Chapter Title:	The geophilomorph centipedes of the Seychelles (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Phelsuma, vol. 18
	Page(s):	9-38
	Publisher:
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	ISBN/ISSN:	1026-5023
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Mecistocephalus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Bonato, Lucio, Donatella Foddai, and Alessandro Minelli
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:	Evolutionary trends and patterns in centipede segment number based on a cladistic analysis of Mecistocephalidae (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Systematic Entomology, vol. 28, no. 4
	Page(s):	539-579
	Publisher:
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	ISBN/ISSN:	0307-6970
	Notes:	doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2003.00217.x
	Reference for:	Mecistocephalus

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