Definition of Mecistocephalidae. Meaning of Mecistocephalidae. Synonyms of Mecistocephalidae

- Mecistocephalidae is a monophyletic family of centipedes in the order Geophilomorpha. It is the only family in the suborder Placodesmata. Most species...
- order Geophilomorpha come from three families of soil centipedes (Mecistocephalidae, Schendylidae, and Geophilidae) that exhibit relatively little intraspecific...
- suborders: the monophyletic Placodesmata, which contains the family Mecistocephalidae, and Adesmata, which includes the superfamilies Himantarioidea (containing...
- Nannarrup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. This genus contains only three species, including the type species Nannarrup...
- Anarrup is a genus of centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. This genus includes only two species, A. nesiotes and A. flavipes. Each of these species...
- Krateraspis sselivanovi is a species of soil centipede in the family Mecistocephalidae. This centipede is found in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...
- Mecistocephalus lifuensis is a species of soil centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. This centipede is found in New Caledonia, a French overseas...
- Dicellophilus is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. This genus was introduced by the American biologist Orator F. Cook in 1896...
- Arrup is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. This genus contains sixteen species. These centipedes are found mainly in temperate...
- Krateraspis is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Mecistocephalidae. Centipedes in this genus are found in Central Asia. This genus contains only...