Mecistocephalus mater explained
Mecistocephalus mater is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.[1]
Description
The original description of this species is based on a female specimen measuring 60 mm in length. This species has 49 pairs of legs.[2]
Distribution
The species occurs in coastal north-eastern Queensland.[3] The type locality is Cedar Creek, on the Atherton Tableland.[1]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[3]
Notes and References
- 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. 3 March 2023.
- Book: Attems, Carl . Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha . De Gruyter . 1929 . 978-3-11-143063-8 . 140 . de . 10.1515/9783111430638.
- Web site: Species Mecistocephalus mater (Verhoeff, 1925). . 2010. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 3 March 2023.
