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A
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species
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<heading id="0B8F9CC49A6ED0E6F6E3A4388012B9FB" reason="title">Re-description.</heading>
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Body length
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(limited to the above samples); posterior part slightly slender. Head and forcipular segment dark red in color; remainder yellow.
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<emphasis id="E303B5D593B91261A232645D74E72CC1" bold="true" italics="true">Cephalic plate</emphasis>
(Fig.
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): sub-rectangular, length-to-width ratio 1.72.1; lateral margins slightly convergent backward, the maximum width
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; transverse suture protruded to the back edge of the cephalic plate, vertex pointed; suture line on the back side of the cephalic plate with four to six setae; dorsal cephalic plate with scattered puncta. Antennae 5.3 × as long as the head width. Apical sensilla ~ 10 μm long.
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<label id="E7046EF4EC8ACE82A9E47E46B286C493">Figure 7.</label>
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clypeus and cephalic pleurite, ventral view
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cephalic plate, ventral view (maxillae removed)
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mandible
<emphasis id="8DB50C9BCAEF44D21B7C462C33BC4183" bold="true">E</emphasis>
maxillae, ventral view
<emphasis id="D179D0A53A7F6A42BEF5F78AD42C9B75" bold="true">F</emphasis>
forcipular segment, ventral view
<emphasis id="AF3539E3A648E2B16B4B9E33534FE952" bold="true">G</emphasis>
forcipular segment, dorsal view
<emphasis id="7D3189C28EF6DB80865A356FA3D8FA7D" bold="true">H</emphasis>
a part of right forcipule, ventral view. Part of areolation not drawn. Scale bars: 20 μm (
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), 100 μm (
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); 1 mm (
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).
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<paragraph id="C6141015DC6F9C3E12A655DE85F8AB46">
<emphasis id="A3223363854EC20CCEA4FE1D266EC2ED" bold="true" italics="true">Clypeus</emphasis>
(Fig.
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): clypeal ratio (areolate part / non-areolate part) ~ 1; each side with 2022 setae; the transverse suture of clypeal plagulae slightly protrude from the front cephalic plate; plagulae with groups of small sensilla localized to anterolateral corners.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FDA1F76ECA9301680E882A8A35B128BA">
<emphasis id="2B98EB88C8389A4C24E737CE951F593F" bold="true" italics="true">Labrum</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="34122093163D108BFB9DAB059BA68B5E" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895 (spm. CMMI 20191014031) A clypeus and cephalic pleurite, ventral view B anterior part of head, ventral view (maxillae removed) C cephalic plate, ventral view (maxillae removed) D mandible E maxillae, ventral view F forcipular segment, ventral view G forcipular segment, dorsal view H a part of right forcipule, ventral view. Part of areolation not drawn. Scale bars: 20 μm (D), 100 μm (H); 1 mm (A-C, E-G)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1218.130709.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1173655">7 B</figureCitation>
): anterior ala medial marginal ~ 1 / 3 of posterior ala; middle piece protrudes forward into a vertex over side pieces; posterior line of side pieces curve, convex with respect to straight anterior margin; the hair-like fringes and projections on the labral side pieces absent, the comma-shaped sclerite lateral to the labral side pieces present.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FC8C7FF0747927FB804B5AAEEA3D6B97">
<emphasis id="17AADEEDACE7E3748C2AAD905EE3A1A1" bold="true" italics="true">Cephalic pleurite</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="5E4669D7AF744C94844C79A812403B70" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895 (spm. CMMI 20191014031) A clypeus and cephalic pleurite, ventral view B anterior part of head, ventral view (maxillae removed) C cephalic plate, ventral view (maxillae removed) D mandible E maxillae, ventral view F forcipular segment, ventral view G forcipular segment, dorsal view H a part of right forcipule, ventral view. Part of areolation not drawn. Scale bars: 20 μm (D), 100 μm (H); 1 mm (A-C, E-G)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1218.130709.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1173655">7 C</figureCitation>
): spiculum present; cephalic pleurite without setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1DA161B713F2CC12DB0EBA08CB6CE4D5">
<emphasis id="2F3661ACD15C6CA3CA498C8ADA1284CD" bold="true" italics="true">Mandible</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="E32E03A3FEF3E7462DB513FBEF490A64" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895 (spm. CMMI 20191014031) A clypeus and cephalic pleurite, ventral view B anterior part of head, ventral view (maxillae removed) C cephalic plate, ventral view (maxillae removed) D mandible E maxillae, ventral view F forcipular segment, ventral view G forcipular segment, dorsal view H a part of right forcipule, ventral view. Part of areolation not drawn. Scale bars: 20 μm (D), 100 μm (H); 1 mm (A-C, E-G)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1218.130709.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1173655">7 D</figureCitation>
): approximately seven to eleven well developed lamellae; first lamella with ~ 5 teeth; average intermediate lamella with ~ 22 teeth; basal teeth small and protruding.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B22C406F53CCBBDF3F75DF760E7AE1EF">
<emphasis id="9D5C704F31024B0F189D3AF31EDA18D1" bold="true" italics="true">First maxillae</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="9AE2667C0E4EC77C07A7675B211F69AA" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895 (spm. CMMI 20191014031) A clypeus and cephalic pleurite, ventral view B anterior part of head, ventral view (maxillae removed) C cephalic plate, ventral view (maxillae removed) D mandible E maxillae, ventral view F forcipular segment, ventral view G forcipular segment, dorsal view H a part of right forcipule, ventral view. Part of areolation not drawn. Scale bars: 20 μm (D), 100 μm (H); 1 mm (A-C, E-G)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1218.130709.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1173655">7 E</figureCitation>
): antero-external corners of coxosternite protruding and short; coxosternite divided by mid-longitudinal sulcus; coxal projection 11.2 × as wide as long, 17 setae on medial margin and clavate lappet present; telopodites 2.53.4 × as long as wide, clavate lappet present.
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<paragraph id="3C6C166645CD26AC7E0CFAA013658189">
<emphasis id="3461DB05C77B72096CB90C9E7AD1F340" bold="true" italics="true">Second maxillae</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="88CDD93BB24AC573782043AAF4EDFFDC" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895 (spm. CMMI 20191014031) A clypeus and cephalic pleurite, ventral view B anterior part of head, ventral view (maxillae removed) C cephalic plate, ventral view (maxillae removed) D mandible E maxillae, ventral view F forcipular segment, ventral view G forcipular segment, dorsal view H a part of right forcipule, ventral view. Part of areolation not drawn. Scale bars: 20 μm (D), 100 μm (H); 1 mm (A-C, E-G)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1218.130709.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1173655">7 E</figureCitation>
): one sclerotic ridge on the middle of coxosternite with ~ 8 setigerous insulae; telopodite article I 3.334.5 × as long as wide, the ventral and dorsal part of interior telopodites both with four vertical setae; anterior article II with nine surrounding setae; article III 2.53 × as long as wide, distal end densely setose, pretarsus present.
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<paragraph id="3F6B82579E20DFAFF5EC811F6AC52B2F">
<emphasis id="6C48A948D3BA3313150E145A2DDF11BE" bold="true" italics="true">Forcipular segment</emphasis>
(Fig.
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): exposed part of coxosternite width-to-length radio 0.80.85; cerrus composed of a pair of setae on each side. Forcipular Trochanteroprefemur length-to-width radio of 1.131.35, two teeth present; both femur and tibia with one tooth and the former smaller than the latter; tarsungulum with one dark brown and small basal tooth; poison calyx reaching the distal part of trochanteroprefemur.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A92D9DBDFCA5B1B33E64E7838A071876">
<emphasis id="4FDCCE1C0B99B470EDFD68996AD1DDC2" bold="true" italics="true">Leg-bearing segments</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="98A8F00886EAC261091AEAF54D675791" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895 (spm. CMMI 20191014031) A sternite of leg-bearing segment VI, ventral view B tergite of leg-bearing segments VI VIII, dorsal view C ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral view D ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral view (spm. CMMI 20191014012) E ultimate leg-bearing segment and left leg, ventral view F ultimate leg-bearing segment, dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1218.130709.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1173656">8 A, B</figureCitation>
): 59 leg-bearing segments, a few sternite with sternal sulcus, almost all posterior sternite with setae; sternal sulcus of anterior segments furcate, and with short branches; the first pair of legs much smaller than the others, only one claw at the front.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="622F4A5D65CDD14F13A54BE13613325F">
<label id="A335FA717F2119516D76F0F6B85CE2C1">Figure 8.</label>
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<emphasis id="EB222B5EE4B225871EF9659C48E30921" italics="true">Mecistocephalus smithii</emphasis>
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sternite of leg-bearing segment VI, ventral view
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tergite of leg-bearing segments VI VIII, dorsal view
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ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral view
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ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral view (spm.
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ultimate leg-bearing segment and left leg, ventral view
<emphasis id="2840362F5B67016CB95CA3F64539563E" bold="true">F</emphasis>
ultimate leg-bearing segment, dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm.
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<paragraph id="2A7BCE95C782500B673516C3536BCB8A">
<emphasis id="39E0DC51271AC2F28FB33A445107E961" bold="true" italics="true">Ultimate leg-bearing segment</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="2CF2278D33094B298C3F0BCC7B0B9383" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Mecistocephalus smithii Pocock, 1895 (spm. CMMI 20191014031) A sternite of leg-bearing segment VI, ventral view B tergite of leg-bearing segments VI VIII, dorsal view C ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral view D ultimate leg-bearing segment, ventral view (spm. CMMI 20191014012) E ultimate leg-bearing segment and left leg, ventral view F ultimate leg-bearing segment, dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1218.130709.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1173656">8 C, F</figureCitation>
): posterior line of metasternite protruding no more than intermediate sternite, sandwiched between two coxopleura; each of coxopleura covered with dense pore-fields except for the ends; ultimate leg-bearing with short setae, claw absent; setae distributed in various parts of the last leg-bearing segment.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="0C2654C4A22095A2510BE5695E2DBC6D" bold="true" italics="true">Postpedal segments</emphasis>
(Fig.
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): gonopods of both males and females tapered and biarticulated.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EWFBI" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="2D11534E88ACA1FB0F4F42AC46FB1CE7">
<heading id="9DCCDFA5471FC210E38E9106D1EBD3EF" reason="title">Remarks.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="73C8D0B6CCEE08BB98AD49297B5FEDA7">
To date, within Asia, only two species of the genus
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<emphasis id="4BF9848690D514FE2647086431C13FE4" italics="true">Mecistocephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
possess 59 leg-bearing segments:
<taxonomicName id="59FB1C653C1158AC1F67A31703F55844" authority="Silvestri, 1919" authorityName="Silvestri" authorityYear="1919" baseAuthorityName="Silvestri" baseAuthorityYear="1919" class="Chilopoda" family="Mecistocephalidae" genus="Mecistocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Geophilomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="diversisternus">
<emphasis id="D624A89575C813D9FD8451C3D065E23C" italics="true">M. diversisternus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="BF95DFCC0F7C315098AE69E6DDC34B07" author="Silvestri F" refId="B25" refString="Silvestri F (1919) Contributions to a knowledge of the Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of India-Record of the Indian Museum, Calcutta 16: 45 - 107." year="1919">Silvestri, 1919</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="1ABA5F51E34C49C5FC1119F627A7298A" authority="Pocock, 1895" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1895" class="Chilopoda" family="Mecistocephalidae" genus="Mecistocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Geophilomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="smithii">
<emphasis id="BD49C1327C5D4A87ECCF42777B8F4B1F" italics="true">M. smithii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9656B82A775A5B6AA1467DF9A338F391" DOI="10.1080/00222939508677895" author="Pocock RI" journalOrPublisher="Annals and Magazine of Natural History" pagination="346-372" refId="B21" refString="Pocock RI (1895) Report upon the Chilopoda and Diplopoda obtained by P. W. Bassett-Smith Esq. Surgeon R. N. and J. J. Walker Esq. R. N. during the cruise in the Chinese seas of H. M. S. &quot; Penguin &quot; Commander W. U. Moore commanding. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15: 346 - 372. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222939508677895" title="Report upon the Chilopoda and Diplopoda obtained by P. W. Bassett-Smith Esq. Surgeon R. N. and J. J. Walker Esq. R. N. during the cruise in the Chinese seas of H. M. S. “ Penguin ” Commander W. U. Moore commanding." volume="15" year="1895">Pocock, 1895</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. It is noteworthy that some researchers have previously raised concerns regarding the accuracy of
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<emphasis id="36657A33CCF1ACD666050C3DCDC70156" italics="true">M. smithii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
records in
<collectingCountry id="7D9EB965DB390E5EF8C05EF4C09DC533" name="Japan">Japan</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="85D988BF9B39A3961D71AE80098F6018" name="Taiwan">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
, suggesting that they may represent misidentification of
<taxonomicName id="3756AE98F9CEC6F86B6DAE2775ACD9D2" authority="(Uliana et al. 2007)" baseAuthorityName="Uliana" baseAuthorityYear="2007" class="Chilopoda" family="Mecistocephalidae" genus="Mecistocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Geophilomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="diversisternus">
<emphasis id="E4EE27D76B6AEA9205F8E732310A41D7" italics="true">M. diversisternus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="E1591E79E9714C9DC7EF1FAD335056E4" DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.1396.1.1" author="Uliana" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Uliana" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pagination="56-59" refId="B30" refString="Uliana M, Bonato L, Minelli A (2007) The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha). Zootaxa 1396: 5659. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1396.1.1" title="The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)." volume="1396" year="2007">Uliana et al. 2007</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="CEAD033139CC31BA0253BF0D74823D03" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1895" class="Chilopoda" family="Mecistocephalidae" genus="Mecistocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Geophilomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="smithii">
<emphasis id="FE55E1DCB17927113C3EE13030909256" italics="true">Mecistocephalus smithii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was originally described from “ Da-laen-Saen
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S. W. of Ningpo ” and “ Wo Lee Lake,
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S. of Ningpo ” in the Chinese mainland. The locality “ Da-laen-Saen
<quantity id="9F2B55FEEC52D227852E552A1D69C706" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.828032" unit="mi" value="30.0">30 miles</quantity>
S. W. of Ningpo ” is very likely “ Dalei Shan ” near (
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SW) Ningbo, Zhejiang (
<bibRefCitation id="E222EB5C3BA2D0108DC8E8F5178F2047" DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.4344.1.10" author="Schawaller and Aston" firstAuthor="Schawaller" issue="1" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pagination="169-173" refId="B24" refString="Schawaller W, Aston P (2017) Two new species of the genus Laena Dejean (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae) from Hong Kong. Zootaxa 4344 (1): 169173. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4344.1.10" title="Two new species of the genus Laena Dejean (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae) from Hong Kong." volume="4344" year="2017">Schawaller and Aston 2017</bibRefCitation>
), while the locality of “ Wo Lee Lake,
<quantity id="C9CED3D22F0A3CFA819324839E04FE66" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.02336" unit="mi" value="25.0">25 miles</quantity>
S. of Ningpo ” does not match any present geographical name in Ningbo after a survey among local residents. The original account was too brief, and the true identity of
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<emphasis id="774E52F03EE4949B24F5060631D2CC4C" italics="true">M. smithii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
remained unclear (
<bibRefCitation id="B2345D8EAAF773720CB1AF070BCBB384" DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.1396.1.1" author="Uliana" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Uliana" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pagination="56-59" refId="B30" refString="Uliana M, Bonato L, Minelli A (2007) The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha). Zootaxa 1396: 5659. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1396.1.1" title="The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)." volume="1396" year="2007">Uliana et al. 2007</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="43C1F062B69EB28BA1028912358593A9">
To address this problem, we collected and examined new specimens near the type locality, as well as in other provinces. Therefore, we can confidently state that
<taxonomicName id="3737DD49D13826BE783501816D1F9E06" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1895" class="Chilopoda" family="Mecistocephalidae" genus="Mecistocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Geophilomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="smithii">
<emphasis id="F02BFACAD5C6B59E0B97E35F4F32E755" italics="true">M. smithii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a distinct species to
<taxonomicName id="EEEE5978D3449D86AAFFDC5CDE3FA722" class="Chilopoda" family="Mecistocephalidae" genus="Mecistocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Geophilomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="diversisternus">
<emphasis id="54E48217A8BBEEFC020624064157F7A0" italics="true">M. diversisternus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and that it is present in
<collectingCountry id="0CDB38053DA3AA89D61F0892B3E4F3D4" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
. The distinguishing features of
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<emphasis id="78C346D705608C9A2810D6E579F6B1C5" italics="true">M. diversisternus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
include a limited number of clypeal setae, typically less than ten, and a sternal sulcus that lacks bifurcation. In contrast,
<taxonomicName id="07E984757CD4F5CCEDB60373F709BB67" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1895" class="Chilopoda" family="Mecistocephalidae" genus="Mecistocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Geophilomorpha" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="smithii">
<emphasis id="F65CF4C413CC8B99E8F5986A0DB9DA8B" italics="true">M. smithii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has abundant setae on each side of the clypeus ranging from 20 to 22 and a bifurcate sternal sulcus with short branches.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0E6JBI" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="B5AAF4CC208B2F335A8340BE51E6E64D">
<heading id="4AFDB2118732AF3D505CC5F90C127DF9" reason="title">Distribution.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="05EB28253797C62C85ED7064750A95B3">
<collectingCountry id="B095E3342CD25678F0D1FAE6A8C26707" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="105ABBECB786E03647BEAC6F28FF8982" country="China" name="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="8D77A4B479546E51AA8F21CD640E3EBD" country="China" name="Guangdong">Guangdong</collectingRegion>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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