ChiloBase 2.0

Recommended citation:
Bonato L., Chagas Junior A.,
Edgecombe G.D. Lewis J.G.E.,
Minelli A., Pereira L.A.,
Shelley R.M., Stoev P.,
Zapparoli M. (2016)
ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue
of Centipedes (Chilopoda).
Available at https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it.

Mecistocephalus longiceps Lawrence, 1960

Original description: Lawrence R.F. (1960). Myriapodes - Chilopodes - Faune de Madagascar, 12: 1-123, see p. 36.

Order: Geophilomorpha

Family: Mecistocephalidae

Original rank: species

Original genus: Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843

Type locality: Ankaratra, forêt de Manjakatompo

Last taxonomic scrutiny: Lawrence R.F. (1960). Myriapodes - Chilopodes - Faune de Madagascar, 12: 1-123, see p. 36.

Distribution:

-- within Africa: Madagascar