Mecistocephalus subinsularis

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

Mecistocephalus subinsularis is a species of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2] This species has 49 pairs of legs.[3]

References

1. "Mecistocephalus subinsularis (Silvestri,1919)". chilobase - a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
2. "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
3. Silvestri, F. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of India". Record of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 16: 45-107 [61] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

• Diversity in the maxillipede dentition of Mecistocephalus centipedes (Chilopoda, Mecistocephalidae), with the description of a new species with unusually elongate denticles