Mecistocephalus ethodon Chamberlin, 1959
The valid name for Mecistocephalus ethodon Chamberlin, 1959 is Mecistocephalus superior (Silvestri, 1919)
Mecistocephalus ethodon Chamberlin, 1959
Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1959). Entomologische Ergebnisse der Deutschen Indien-Expedition 1955-1958. 1. On some chilopods from India - Entomologische Mitteilungen, 19: 21-24, see p. 22.
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Type locality: North Kanara, Mandurli
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. 29.
Notes: The lectotype was designated by Bonato & Minelli (2004 - Trop. Zool., 17: 31)
