Mecistocephalus subgigas is a species of centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family.

It was described in 1919 by Italian myriapodologist Filippo Silvestri.

[1][2] This species has 49 pairs of legs and can reach 60 mm in length.

The type locality is Simbang, Sattelberg, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.

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