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23,. Inner margin of inferior claw with a tooth 34. 



Inner margin of inferior claw not with a tooth, inferior claw tv/o- 

 thirds the length of the superior claw ; superior claw with a 

 tooth on the outer margin and two on the inner margin ; mucro 

 with two teeth, the first forming a distmct vertical hook, the 

 first and second subequal in length, about as long as the mucro 

 is wide ; furcula reaching to near the ventral tube ; manubrium 

 and denies subequal in length ; body greenish-white, the sides 

 and margins of the segments washed with purplish ; legs and 

 furcula white ; antennae of the same colour as the body; apices 

 of the segments ringed with purplish, longer than the head. 

 This species will be easily recognized by the great length of the 

 inferior claw; in all the other species examined the inferior claw 

 is not more than half as long as the superior claw. Habitat — 

 Agricultural College, Mississippi (H. E. Weed). ./ongiJ>eHua, n.sp. 



34. Mucro with three teeth, the first long, forming a distinct hook, the 



second and third of the same length, opposite, and about as 

 long as the mucro is wide ; furcula long, attaining the ventral 

 tube ; dentes more than twice as long as the manubrium ; 

 superior claw with a tooth on the outer margin and two on the 

 inner margin ; inferior claw with inner margin somewhat 

 dilated at middle, with a vertical tooth ; antennae not quite 



twice as long as the head ; eye spots black 36. 



Mucro with four teeth, the first minute, at the base of the second, the 

 second long, forming a hook, the third and fourth opposite, of 

 the same length as the second, about as long as the mucro is 

 wide ; furcula attaining the ventral tube ; dentes more than 

 twice as long as the manubrium ; superior claw with a tooth on 

 the outer margin and two on the. inner margin ; inferior claw 

 with a tooth on the dilated inner margin ; antennte longer than 

 the head, purplish at apex ; eye spots black ; body densely 

 covered with long bristles, one or two on each segment much 

 longer than the others 35. 



35. Body and legs uniformly grayish-white. Common under bark among 



the droppings of boring beetles. Habitat — Salem, Massa- 

 chusetts (Packard); Brazos County, Texas (Nathan Banks); 



Ithaca, New York glatica, Pack. 



Body white, the segments marked with a broad transverse band of 

 purplish or blue, mottled with paler. Habitat — Franconia, New 

 Hampshire (Mrs. A. Trumbull Slosson) . .glauca montana, n. var. 



