Mecistocephalus brevisternalis explained

Mecistocephalus brevisternalis is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1934 by Japanese myriapodologist Yosioki Takakuwa.^[1]

Description

This species is yellow without dark patches but with a darker head, with 49 pairs of legs and a body up to 30 mm long.^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is Jaluit (Yaruto), Marshall Islands.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. 11 April 2023.
2. Uliana . Marco . Bonato . Lucio . Minelli . Alessandro . 2007-01-22 . The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) . Zootaxa . 1396 . 1 . 1–84 [41–42] . 10.11646/zootaxa.1396.1.1 . 1175-5334.