Mecistocephalus glabridorsalis explained

Mecistocephalus glabridorsalis is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1900 by Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems.^[1] This species has 49 pairs of legs, can reach 85 mm in length, and is yellow with anterior segments and a head that are reddish brown.^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Seychelles, New Guinea and the Maluku Islands. The type locality is Mahé, Seychelles.^[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. 24 April 2023.
2. Bonato . Lucio . Minelli . Alessandro . 2010 . The geophilomorph centipedes of the Seychelles (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) . Phelsuma . 18 . 9–38.