Mecistocephalus porosus explained

Mecistocephalus porosus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase.^[1] Haase described a specimen measuring 41 mm in length and deemed it to be a representative of a subspecies of M. tahitiensis. Some others have considered this centipede to be synonymous with M. tahitiensis.^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in Fiji. The type locality is Viti Levu.^[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. 1 April 2023.
2. Chamberlin . Ralph V. . 1920 . The Myriopoda of the Australian region . Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College . 64 . 1 . 1-269 [63] . Biodiversity Heritage Library.