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Mecistocephalus gracilis
Species of centipede From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mecistocephalus gracilis is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described in 1925 by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff.[1][2]
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Description
This centipede ranges from 34 mm to 39 mm in length.[1][3] This centipede is pale with an unusually slender body that tapers toward the rear.[1] This species features 47 pairs of legs.[4][5] The entire anterior part of the clypeus is areolate.[3] The ridges on the sternites are long and forked at the anterior end.[3][5] The basal elements of the ultimate legs have only a few large pores.[3]
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Distribution
The species occurs in the Kimberley district of far north Western Australia.[6][3][1]
Behaviour
The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.[6]
References
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