Mecistocephalus uncifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Genus: Mecistocephalus
Species:
M. uncifer
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus uncifer
(Silvestri, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lamnonyx uncifer Cook, 1896

Mecistocephalus uncifer is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1919 by Italian myriapodologist Filippo Silvestri.[1][2] This species has 49 pairs of legs and can reach 65 mm in length.[3]

Distribution

The species occurs in New Guinea. The type locality is Moroka, Papua New Guinea.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Silvestri, F (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of India". Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 16: 45–107 [72].
  2. 1 2 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 24 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 145. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.
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