Mesobius Chamberlin, 1951
The valid name for Mesobius Chamberlin, 1951 is Lithobius Leach, 1814
Mesobius Chamberlin, 1951
Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1951). On five new American lithobiid centipeds - Great Basin Naturalist , 11: 115-118, see p. 115.
Order: Lithobiomorpha
Family: Lithobiidae
Original rank: genus
Type species: Mesobius danianus Chamberlin, 1951 - by original designation
Synonymy: Matic Z. (1970). Contributo alla conoscenza dei chilopodi di Turchia - Fragmenta Entomologica , 7: 5-13, see p. 10.
Notes: the subsequent designation by Chamberlin (1952 - Revue Fac. Sci. Univ. Istanbul, (B) 17: 228) of Lithobius castaneus Newport, 1844 as type species of Mesobius is not valid, according to Jeekel (2005 - Myriapod memoranda, supplement 1: 22)
