Mecistocephalus consocius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Mecistocephalidae |
Genus: | Mecistocephalus |
Species: | M. consocius |
Binomial name | |
Mecistocephalus consocius Chamberlin, 1944 |
Mecistocephalus consocius is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1944 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.
Description
This species is yellowish with 49 pairs of legs.
Distribution
The species occurs in Vanuatu. The type locality is Hog Harbour on the island of Espiritu Santo.
References
- ^ Chamberlin, RV (1944). "Chilopods in the collections of Field Museum of Natural History". Field Museum Natural History Publications. Zoological Series. 28: 175–216 .
- ^ 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 7 April 2023.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Mecistocephalus consocius |
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