Mecistocephalus capillatus explained

Mecistocephalus capillatus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1935 by Japanese myriapodologist Yosioki Takakuwa.[1]

Description

This species has 47 pairs of legs.[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Micronesia. The type locality is Jaluit, 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. Attems . C. . 1944 . Neue Geophilomorpha des Wiener Museums . Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien . German . 55 . 50–149 [96] . 0083-6133 . JSTOR.

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