Mecistocephalus simplex

Mecistocephalus simplex
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Mecistocephalidae
Genus:	Mecistocephalus
Species:	M. simplex
Binomial name
	Mecistocephalus simplex; Chamberlin, 1920

Last updated January 19, 2024

Mecistocephalus simplex is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1920 by American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1]^[2]

Description

The original description of this species is based on a specimen measuring 40 mm in length. This species has 49 pairs of legs.^[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in coastal north-eastern Queensland.^[3] The type locality is Cairns.^[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[3]

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References

1 2 3 Chamberlin, RV (1925). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [61].
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 3 March 2023.
1 2 "Species Mecistocephalus simplex Chamberlin, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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[chamberlin1920-1] 1 2 3 Chamberlin, RV (1925). "The Myriopoda of the Australian region". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College. 64: 1–269 [61].

[chilobase-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 3 March 2023.

[afd-3] 1 2 "Species Mecistocephalus simplex Chamberlin, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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