Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843, a tropical centipede with amphi-Atlantic distribution (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2271, 2009, Pages 27-42

  Bonato, Lucio ^a   Cupul Magaña, Fabiog ^b   Minelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amphi atlantic distribution; Geographical distribution; Mecistocephalidae; Mecistocephalus guildingii

Indexed keywords

CHILOPODA; GEOPHILOMORPHA; MECISTOCEPHALIDAE; MECISTOCEPHALUS; MECISTOCEPHALUS GUILDINGII; PEREIRA;

EID: 70350497347     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2271.1.2     Document Type: Article

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