Mecistocephalus collinus explained

Mecistocephalus collinus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1937 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.^[1]

Description

This species has 47 pairs of legs.^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia.^[3] The type locality is Gooseberry Hill, Perth.^[1]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[3]

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. 2 March 2023.
2. Verhoeff . K.W. . 1937 . Chilopoden aus Malacca nach den Objecten des Raffles Museum in Singapore . Bulletin of the Raffles Museum . German . 13 . 198-270 [231, 233] . National University of Singapore.
3. Web site: Species Mecistocephalus collinus Verhoeff, 1937 . . 2010. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 2 March 2023.