Cormocephalus nitidus nitidus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus nitidus nitidus Porat, 1871.
Original description: Porath C.O. von (1871). Myriopoda Africae australis in Museo Regio Holmiensi asservata recensuit. Pars I. Chilopoda - Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 28: 1135-1167, see p. 1154.
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Original rank: species
Family: Scolopendridae
Original genus: Cormocephalus Newport, 1844.
Type locality: South Africa, Eastern Cape, 'Caffraria'
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Schileyko A.A., Stagl V. (2004).The collection of scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda) in the Natural History Museum in Vienna: a critical re-evaluation of former taxonomic identifications - Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B, 105B: 67-137, see p. 78.
Distribution:
-- within Africa: Madagascar
Notes: Records from Australia are doubtful.
