Mecistocephalus consocius

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Mecistocephalus consocius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Genus: Mecistocephalus
Species:
M. consocius
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus consocius
Chamberlin, 1944 [1]

Mecistocephalus consocius is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1944 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin. [1] [2]

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Description

This species is yellowish with 49 pairs of legs. [1]

Distribution

The species occurs in Vanuatu. The type locality is Hog Harbour on the island of Espiritu Santo. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chamberlin, RV (1944). "Chilopods in the collections of Field Museum of Natural History". Field Museum Natural History Publications. Zoological Series. 28: 175–216 [187].
  2. 1 2 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. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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