Mecistocephalus subinsularis

Mecistocephalus subinsularis is a species of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1][2] This species has 49 pairs of legs.^[3]

Mecistocephalus subinsularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Mecistocephalidae
Genus:	Mecistocephalus
Species:	M. subinsularis
Binomial name
Mecistocephalus subinsularis (Silvestri,1919)
Synonyms
Lamnonyx subinsularis Cook, 1896