Mecistocephalus pseustes explained

Mecistocephalus pseustes is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1939 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1] This species is brown, has 51 pairs of legs, and can reach 40 mm in length.

Distribution

The species occurs in New Guinea. The type locality is Prauwenbivak, Western New Guinea.^[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. 25 April 2023.