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Checklist for Subfamily Mecistocephalinae Bollman, 1893
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
12
47
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
11
45
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
9
33
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
5
28
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Placodesmata
1
9
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMecistocephalidae
Bollman, 1893
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMecistocephalinae
Bollman, 1893
3
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
3 Genera with 21 Species
Mecistocephalus Newport, 193618SpeciesTaxom
Takashimaia Miyosi, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Tygarrup Chamberlin, 19572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
21 Species
Mecistocephalus (Brachyptyx) mirandus Pocock, 1895
Mecistocephalus diversisternus Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus fenestratus Verhoeff, 1934
Mecistocephalus japonicus Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Mecistocephalus manazurensis Shinohara, 1961
Mecistocephalus marcusensis Miyosi, 1953
Mecistocephalus marmoratus Verhoeff, 1934Ostracods
Mecistocephalus mikado Attems, 1928
Mecistocephalus momotoriensis Takakuwa, 1938
Mecistocephalus multidentatus Takakuwa, 1936
Mecistocephalus pauroporus Takakuwa, 1936
Mecistocephalus pulcher Kishida, 1928
Mecistocephalus rubriceps Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus satumensis Takakuwa, 1938
Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895
Mecistocephalus takakuwai Verhoeff, 1934
Mecistocephalus yamashinai Takakuwa, 1936
Mecistocephalus yanagiharai Takakuwa, 1936
Takashimaia ramungula Miyosi, 1955
Tygarrup monoporus (Shinohara, 1961)⇒ Dicellophilus latifrons Takakuwa, 1934
Tygarrup takarazimensis Miyosi, 1957


Links, sources and further information
Mecistocephalinae at itis.gov