Formosocephalus Verhoeff, 1937
The valid name for Formosocephalus Verhoeff, 1937 is Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Formosocephalus Verhoeff, 1937
Original description: Verhoeff K.W. (1937). Chilopoden aus Malacca nach den Objecten des Raffles Museum in Singapore - Bulletin of the Raffles Museum , 13: 198-270, see p. 228.
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Original rank: subgenus
Type species: Mecistocephalus longichilatus Takakuwa,1936 - by original designation
Synonymy: Bonato L., Foddai D., Minelli A. (2003). Evolutionary trends and patterns in centipede segment number based on a cladistic analysis of Mecistocephalidae (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) - Systematic Entomology , 28: 539-579, see p. 546.
Notes: The synonymy has been proposed only informally by Bonato, Foddai & Minelli (2003 - Syst. Entomol., 28: 546)
