Mecistocephalus ongi explained

Mecistocephalus ongi 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 at least 30 mm long in adults.[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Taiwan and Micronesia. The type locality is Tainan.[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. 10 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 [44–45] . 10.11646/zootaxa.1396.1.1 . 1175-5334.