Mecistocephalidae
Mecistocephalidae is a monophyletic family of centipedes in the order Geophilomorpha. This family is the only family in the monotypic suborder Placodesmata. Most species in this family live in tropical or subtropical regions, but some occur in temperate regions. This family is the third most diverse in the order Geophiliomorpha (after Geophilidae and Schendylidae), with about 170 species, including about 130 species in the genus Mecistocephalus.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first
Dicellophilus
genusDicellophilus
Mecistocephalus
genusMecistocephalus
Arrupinae
subfamilyArrupinae
Tygarrup
genusTygarrup
Krateraspis
genusKrateraspis
Partygarrupius
genusPartygarrupius
Proterotaiwanella
genusProterotaiwanella
Anarrup
genusAnarrup
Takashimaia
genusTakashimaia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 434535.