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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
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumMyriapoda  – miriápode, myriapods  
                   ClassChilopoda  – centipedes, centopéia, quilópode, centipeds  
                      SubclassPleurostigmophora Pocock, 1902  
                         OrderGeophilomorpha   
                            SuborderPlacodesmata   
                               FamilyMecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893  
                                  SubfamilyMecistocephalinae Bollman, 1893  
                                     GenusMecistocephalus 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
       
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  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   
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  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   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1026-5023   
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  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   
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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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