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but intermittent, as would be the case were the specimens 

 afloat upon drift, these might remain alive for very prolonged 

 periods. 



GEOPHILOIDEA. 



FAMILY SCHENDYLIDAE. 

 Pectiniunguis americanus Bollman. 



One female from Albemarle Island with 61 pairs of legs. 

 The occurrence of this species on the Galapagos Islands is 

 not surprising, because of its littoral habits and prevalence 

 about the Mexican coasts under piles of driftwood, etc., upon 

 which it might easily be carried long distances by ocean, cur- 

 rents. 



FAMILY MECISTOCEPHALIDAE. 

 Mecistocephalus punctifrons Newport. 

 Two specimens from Clipperton Island. 

 This is a very widespread species occurring upon the Ma- 

 deiras, the Bermudas, the West Indies, in Central and South 

 America, as well as in India and the East Indies, etc. It has 

 been recorded in part as M. guildingi Newport. 



FAMILY ORYIDAE. 

 Orphnaeus bilabiatus (Newport). 



One female from Hood's Island agreeing in all essentials 

 with Central and South American specimens. A very common 

 geophiloid in tropical America, as well as in the Hawaiian 

 Islands, Japan and the East Indies. It has also been recorded 

 as 0. lineatus (Newport), 0. brasilianus (H. & S.) and O. 

 brasiliensis Meinert. 



SCOLOPENDROIDEA. 



FAMILY SCOLOPENDRIDAE. 



Scolopendra galapagoensis. Bollman. 



Specimens from Hood, Chatham, Bindloe, Narborough and 

 Albemarle Islands. 



The dorsal spines at the distal end of the prefemur of the 

 twentieth legs vary from 5 to 9 in number, those on the im- 

 mediately preceding pairs from 5 to 6, while on the anterior 

 pairs the number is nearly always 4. 



