Mecistocephalus erythroceps is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family.[2] It was described in 1920 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.[1][2]
| Mecistocephalus erythroceps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
| Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
| Species: | M. erythroceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecistocephalus erythroceps Chamberlin, 1920[1]
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Description
editThis species has 51 pairs of legs and can reach 31 mm in length. The body is a uniformly light yellow with a reddish head. The body is slender, with a uniform width for the anterior half but attenuated over the posterior half.[1]
Distribution
editThe species occurs in Fiji. The type locality is Nadarivatu.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1920). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64 (1): 1–269 [60].
- ^ a b c 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). "Mecistocephalus erythroceps Chamberlin, 1920". ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
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