Mecistocephalus heros Meinert, 1886
Mecistocephalus heros Meinert, 1886
Original description: Meinert F. (1886). Myriapoda Musei Cantabrigiensis. Part I. Chilopoda - Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society , 23: 161-233, see p. 214.
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843
Type locality: St. Mauritius Island
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Attems C. (1929). Myriapoda. 1. Geophilomorpha - Das Tierreich. De Gruyter, Berlin, 52: 1-388, see p. 155.
Distribution:
-- within Africa: Mauritius
Notes: The synonymy of this species with Mecistocephalus insularis or Mecistocephalus punctifrons has been stated by different authors.
