Mr. Newport on the Class Myriapoda, Order Chilopoda. 435 



2. Geoph. maritimus, Leach in Zool. Misc. iii. p. 44. 1. 140. f. 1, 2. Gerv. 1. c. sp. 9. p. 53. 



Lucas, 1. c. sp. 9. p. 550. 



I am quite unacquainted with this species, of which there is no specimen in 

 the Museum, although Leach describes it as very common on the sea-shore. 



3. Geoph. rubens, saturate aurantiacus, linea mediana duplici nigra e segmento corporis 



primo ad penultimum ducta, segmento cephalico subcordato, antennis pilosis, labio 



mandibulisque laevigatis punctis raris, mandibulis nigris, pedum paribus 50. — Long. 



unc. 1|. 

 Geoph. rubens, Say in Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. vol. ii. Id. (Euvr. Entom. i. p. 25, Gerv. 



in Ann. Sc. Nat. 1837, P- 52. Lucas, I. c. p. 549. sp. 5. Newp. I. c. p. 101. 

 Hab. In America Boreali. {v. in Miis. Brit.) 



The specimen from which the character is taken was one of Say's original 

 specimens. 



4. Geoph. breviceps, totus ferrugineus, segmento cephalico convexo laevigato subtriangulari 



antice rotundato linea impressa transversa postice truncato, segmento basilari sub- 

 basilari breviore, antennis segmento cephalico fere triplo longioribus pubescentibus 

 moniliformibus, labio brevi laevigato linea mediana impressa, pedum paribus (in mare) 

 53. — Long. unc. 1. 

 Hab. In Anglia. {in Mus. nostr.) 



I have but a single specimen of this species, which exhibits a curious abnor- 

 mal development of the left antenna, which has but nine articulations, but 

 these are longer than in the right antenna. 



5. Geoph. Vesuvianus, ferrugineus, fasciis duabus longitudinalibus saturatioribus, segmento 



cephalico laevi convexo subtriangulari antice rotundato, antennis elongatis moniliformi- 

 bus pilosis, labio brevissimo lunato antice excavato, pedum paribus (in mare) 69. — 

 Long. unc. 1^^. 

 Hab. Prope Neapolin. [v. in Mus. D, Hope.) 



6. Geoph. Humuli, flavo-ferrugineus, segmento cephalico angusto subquadrato elongato an- 



tice rotundato postice recto, segmento subbasilari angustissimo, antennis pilosis apice 

 acutis : articulis basallbus pan'is, labio longitudinaliter cristato, mandibulis apice nigris, 

 pedum paribus 71- — Long. unc. 1|. 

 Hab. In cultis Humuli Lupuli in Angliae comitatu Kent. {v. in Mus. Brit, nostroque.) 



