Fusichila Chamberlin, 1953


The valid name for Fusichila Chamberlin, 1953 is Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843

Fusichila Chamberlin, 1953

Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1953). Geophiloid chilopods of the Hawaiian and other Oceanic islands of the Pacific - Great Basin Naturalist , 13: 75-85, see p. 81.

Order: Geophilomorpha

Family: Mecistocephalidae

Original rank: subgenus

Type species: Fusichila waipaheenas Chamberlin, 1953 - by original designation

Synonymy: Bonato L., Foddai D., Minelli A. (2004). The centipede order Geophilomorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda) - Bishop Museum Occasional Papers , 78: 13-32, see p. 26.

Notes: The synonymy has been proposed only informally by Bonato, Foddai, Minelli & Shelley (2004 - Bishop Mus. Occ. Pap., 78: 26)