Mecistocephalus dekanius Verhoeff, 1939



The valid name for Mecistocephalus dekanius Verhoeff, 1939 is Mecistocephalus punctifrons (Newport, 1843)

Mecistocephalus dekanius Verhoeff, 1939

Original description: Verhoeff K.W. (1939). Chilopoden der Insel Mauritius - Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, 72: 71-98, see p. 79.

Order: Geophilomorpha

Family: Mecistocephalidae

Original rank: species

Original genus: Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843

Type locality: Kovalan in Travancore (Süddekan)

Synonymy: Bonato L., Minelli A. (2004). The centipede genus Mecistocephalus Newport 1843 in the Indian Peninsula (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Mecistocephalidae) - Tropical Zoology, 17: 15-63, see p. 22.