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Checklist for Subfamily Mecistocephalinae Bollman, 1893
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
21
324
1862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
17
309
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
13
212
1172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
8
178
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Placodesmata
1
5
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMecistocephalidae
Bollman, 1893
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMecistocephalinae
Bollman, 1893
2
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
2 Genera with 16 Species
Mecistocephalus Newport, 195314SpeciesTaxom
Tygarrup Chamberlin, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
16 Species
Mecistocephalus breviceps (Meinert, 1886)⇒ Dicellophilus limatus Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus ciliatus Takakuwa, 1942
Mecistocephalus foveatus
Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus heros Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Mecistocephalus janeirensis (Verhoeff, 1938)⇒ Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus kraussi Chamberlin, 1953Garden zachrysia
Mecistocephalus maxillaris Gervais, 1837Centipede
Mecistocephalus parvus Chamberlin, 1914
Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895
Mecistocephalus solomonensis Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus spissus Wood, 1862Centipede
Mecistocephalus waikaneus Chamberlin, 1953Garden zachrysia
Mecistocephalus waipaheenas Chamberlin, 1953Catalina mountainsnail
Tygarrup intermedius Chamberlin, 1914
Tygarrup javanicus Attems, 1929Centipede


Links, sources and further information
Mecistocephalinae at itis.gov