Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 1893

The known diversity of the subfamily Mecistocephalinae amounts to 6 genera and circa 150 species: Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843 (= Lamnonyx Cook, 1896; Megethmus Cook, 1896. Including also: Brachyptyx Chamberlin, 1920; Dasyptyx Chamberlin, 1920; Ectoptyx Chamberlin, 1920; Pauroptyx Chamberlin, 1920; Formosocephalus Verhoeff, 1937) (c. 130 species), Tygarrup Chamberlin, 1914 (= Brahmaputrus Verhoeff, 1942) (15 species), Krateraspis Lignau, 1929 (2 species), Takashimaia Miyosi, 1955 (1 species). Additionally, Megalacrus Attems, 1953 (1 species) and Fusichila Chamberlin, 1953 (1 species) are provisionally assigned to this subfamily. See Bonato et al. (2003: 549)^[1] [24.x.2003].

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