Mecistocephalus hebrides

Mecistocephalus hebrides is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. It was described in 1944 by American myriapodologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin.^[1][2]

Mecistocephalus hebrides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Mecistocephalidae
Genus:	Mecistocephalus
Species:	M. hebrides
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus hebrides (Chamberlin, 1944)[1]
Synonyms
Dasyptyx hebrides Chamberlin, 1920

Description

This species is brownish, can reach about 62 mm in length, and has 49 pairs of legs.^[1]

Distribution

The species occurs in Vanuatu. The type locality is Hog Harbour on the island of Espiritu Santo.^[2]