Mecistocephalus waikaneus explained

Mecistocephalus waikaneus is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1953 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1] This species is yellow, has 49 pairs of legs, and can reach 30 mm in length.^[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in the Hawaiian Islands. The type locality is Waikane, Oahu.^[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. 15 April 2023.
2. Bonato . Lucio . Foddai . Donatella . Minelli . Alessandro . 2004 . The Centipede Order Geophilomorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda) . Bishop Museum Occasional Papers . 78 . 13–32.