Mecistocephalus
Mecistocephalus is the largest genus of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae, with about 140 species. This genus is among the most diverse and widespread of all the genera in the order Geophilomorpha. The British entomologist George Newport first proposed this genus in 1843 to contain a group of centipedes marked by an unusual elongation of the head.
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mecistocephalus guildingii
speciesMecistocephalus guildingii
Mecistocephalus japonicus
speciesMecistocephalus japonicus
Mecistocephalus maxillaris
speciesMecistocephalus maxillaris
Mecistocephalus diversisternus
speciesMecistocephalus diversisternus
Mecistocephalus marmoratus
speciesMecistocephalus marmoratus
Mecistocephalus pauroporus
speciesMecistocephalus pauroporus
Mecistocephalus angusticeps
speciesMecistocephalus angusticeps
Mecistocephalus togensis
speciesMecistocephalus togensis
Mecistocephalus megalodon
speciesMecistocephalus megalodon
Mecistocephalus spissus
speciesMecistocephalus spissus
Mecistocephalus evansi
speciesMecistocephalus evansi
Mecistocephalus tahitiensis
speciesMecistocephalus tahitiensis
Mecistocephalus ongi
speciesMecistocephalus ongi
Mecistocephalus rubriceps
speciesMecistocephalus rubriceps
Mecistocephalus yamashinai
speciesMecistocephalus yamashinai
Mecistocephalus nannocornis
speciesMecistocephalus nannocornis
Mecistocephalus heteropus
speciesMecistocephalus heteropus
Mecistocephalus subinsularis
speciesMecistocephalus subinsularis
Mecistocephalus satumensis
speciesMecistocephalus satumensis
Mecistocephalus okabei
speciesMecistocephalus okabei
Mecistocephalus ocanus
speciesMecistocephalus ocanus
Mecistocephalus marcusensis
speciesMecistocephalus marcusensis
Mecistocephalus angustior
speciesMecistocephalus angustior
Mecistocephalus kurandanus
speciesMecistocephalus kurandanus
Mecistocephalus momotoriensis
speciesMecistocephalus momotoriensis
Mecistocephalus mikado
speciesMecistocephalus mikado
Mecistocephalus cyclops
speciesMecistocephalus cyclops
Mecistocephalus sechellarum
speciesMecistocephalus sechellarum
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 434536.