Pauroptyx himalayanus Chamberlin, 1920
The valid name for Pauroptyx himalayanus Chamberlin, 1920 is Mecistocephalus pallidus (Silvestri, 1919)
Pauroptyx himalayanus Chamberlin, 1920
Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1920). On chilopods of the family Mecistocephalidae - Canadian Entomologist , 52: 184-189, see p. 188.
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Mecistocephalidae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Pauroptyx Chamberlin, 1920
Type locality: India; Himalayas; Koolloo; near Amballa
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. 25.
