Mecistocephalus heteropus

Mecistocephalus heteropus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Mecistocephalidae
Genus:	Mecistocephalus
Species:	M. heteropus
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865

Mecistocephalus heteropus is a species of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. ^{[1] [2]} This species has 49 pairs of legs. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865". chilobase - a web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
2. "An annotated checklist of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
3. Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 132. doi:10.1515/9783111430638.
4. Silvestri, F. (1919). "Contributions to a knowledge of the Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of India". Record of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 16: 45-107 [49-55] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

• Diversity in the maxillipede dentition of Mecistocephalus centipedes (Chilopoda, Mecistocephalidae), with the description of a new species with unusually elongate denticles