Summary description from Wikipedia:

Mecistocephalidae in languages:

Chinese

長頭地蜈蚣科

Japanese

ナガズジムカデ科

Swedish

storhuvudjordkrypare

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

We recommend you sign up for this excellent, free service.

©Jennifer Rycenga, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Jennifer Rycenga, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©biolin36, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©househopper_jr, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©househopper_jr, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Paul, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©biolin36, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©biolin36, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©biolin36, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©biolin36, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-ND)

©Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC-SA)

©Olivia VanDamme, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Olivia VanDamme, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Olivia VanDamme, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Olivia VanDamme, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ethan Wells, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ethan Wells, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ethan Wells, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ethan Wells, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Ethan Wells, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Sus scrofa, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Sus scrofa, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Sus scrofa, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Sus scrofa, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©teamyates, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©teamyates, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©teamyates, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©David Torres, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©David Torres, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©David Torres, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Karthik Thrikkadeeri, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Karthik Thrikkadeeri, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©KW, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©KW, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©miguel_macedo_, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Zinogre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)

©Zinogre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)

©Zinogre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)

©Zinogre, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)

©miguel_macedo_, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©miguel_macedo_, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Karl Feng, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Karl Feng, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Karl Feng, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©julie_snl, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©julie_snl, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©julie_snl, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©julie_snl, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

©Paul, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cjackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cjackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cjackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cjackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cjackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©cjackson, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©KW, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©Julian F, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

©dominicmr, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Parent Taxon

• Geophilomorpha

Sibling Taxa

• Disargus
• Geophilidae
• Gonibregmatidae
• Himantariidae
• Mecistocephalidae
• Oryidae
• Schendylidae
• Zelanophilidae

Child Taxa

• Agnostrup
• Anarrup
• Arrup
• Dicellophilus
• Krateraspis
• Mecistocephalus
• Nannarrup
• Partygarrupius
• Proterotaiwanella
• Takashimaia
• Tygarrup

Top Observation Places

• Washington Heights
• Harlem
• East Harlem