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.
