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ClIiLOPODA. 



Scntigcra forceps (Rafj. 



Recorded from Shawnee, Labette, and Barber Counties by Cragin. Seven 

 specimens in collection, one from "Under old beam, Washburn Col., Topeka, 

 May ':), 1884," and another from "Newton (Harvey Co.) Kans." 



Lithobius forficatus (L.) 



Not recorded by Cragin. One specimen, dried, in case with insects, 

 labeled "Topeka." Probably not one of Cragin's collection. 



Lithobius transmarinus (Koch). 



Cragin reports this form from Barber Co. under the name Neolithobins 

 mordax. One specimen in collection, in l)Ottle containing no label. 

 Otocryptops scxspinosus (Say). 



Not recorded by Cragin, although the present writer so stated in his re- 

 port (6. pg. 167). Three specimens in collection, without label. 

 Scolopcndra hcros Oirard. 



Cragin reports this form under three varieties, S. hcros, S. hcros, var. 

 castaneiccps Wood, and S. hcros. var. nov. prisinatica, the distinguishing char- 

 acters of the latter being "The superior surface of each scutum, except the first 

 and last, may be said to be bounded by three planes, one horizontal and two 

 sloping from either of the same and making with it a clearly-cut angle, giving 

 the appearance of a double bevel. The general color of the specimen in alcohol is 

 deep purplish-black, in sharp contrast with the l)right orange-brown of the head 

 and first body segment ; feet greenish-yellow, the last pair concolorous with the 

 body, and a little stouter than in the typical species." (5, pg.. 144). All of 

 above forms he records from Barber Co. only. 



There are five specimens of this species in the collection, all labeled 

 "Barber Co., Cragin." One of these may be the type of Cragin's variety 

 prismatica , as the back distinctly shows the three planes as described above, but 

 the color has all faded to a yellowish-orange, and there is no special label 

 to distinguish it from the other specimens. The head is distinctly that of 

 S. hcros. and so are the prosternal teeth. The pseudopleural processes bear 

 five and seven spine.-. The prefemur of the anal legs bears eight and seven 

 spines on the ventral surface, and five and six respectively on the inner surface. 

 This variation in number of spines is probably due to the fact that one anal leg 

 is smaller than the other, due to regeneration. The apical processes bear five 

 and nine spines. While these numbers are slightly below the average, they can 

 hardly be said to form grounds for the formation of a new variety, and the 

 peculiarity of the back seems to be only a slight exaggeration of a condition 

 found in other specimens of this species. 

 Scolopcndra nwrsitaus L. 



Reported by Cragin from Barber Co. under the variety name coerulescens. 

 His description follows: "A centipede with antennae 20-jointed, I refer here 

 provisionally, though it differs in some respects from the characters given by 

 Newport and Wood for this species, and though the latter author has expressed 

 his belief that S. morsitans is not an inhabitant of the United States. The 

 color is a uniform light blue, or greenish blue, pale, almost to translucent, the 

 legs being nearly colorless and transparent. The mandibles are dark green, 



