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Checklist for Family Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
13
82
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
12
67
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
9
53
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
6
38
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Placodesmata
1
2
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMecistocephalidae
Bollman, 1893
2
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
2 Genera with 27 Species
Lamnonyx Cook, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 193927SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
27 Species and 4 Subspecies
Lamnonyx gracilis (Verhoeff, 1925)⇒ Mecistocephalus gracilis Verhoeff, 1925
Lamnonyx mater (Verhoeff, 1925)⇒ Mecistocephalus mater Verhoeff, 1925
Lamnonyx tahitiensis major (Verhoeff, 1925)⇒ Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) gracilis Verhoeff, 1925Pacific moonfish
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) lifuensis Pocock, 1899
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) mater Verhoeff, 1925Pacific moonfish
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) punctifrons Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus punctifrons arenicola
Mecistocephalus punctifrons furculigera
Mecistocephalus castaneiceps Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus collinus Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Mecistocephalus eupistus Chamberlin, 1939Seagrass elysia
Mecistocephalus furculigera Verhoeff, 1925Pacific moonfish
Mecistocephalus gigas Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus kurandanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus magister Chamberlin, 1939
Mecistocephalus manokwarius Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus mimeticus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus minor Attems, 1929
Mecistocephalus modestus Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus pseustes Chamberlin, 1939Seagrass elysia
Mecistocephalus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus solomonensis Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus subgigas Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus tahitiensis major
Mecistocephalus tsenapus Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus uncifer Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus vanheurni Chamberlin, 1939
Mecistocephalus zygethus Chamberlin, 1939

Subnodes of Mecistocephalidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyMecistocephalinae
Bollman, 1893
1
24
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Mecistocephalidae at artfakta.se
Mecistocephalidae at dyntaxa.se
Mecistocephalidae at gbif.org
Mecistocephalidae at irmng.org
Mecistocephalidae at itis.gov
Mecistocephalidae at marinespecies.org