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I)h. Cephalic plate with no such teeth beneath; clypeal rbj^ion not (li\ idi-d 

 by a median areolate band, its sela' usually very numerous, 

 c. Free margins of lateral pieces of labrum filiate throughout; 

 preclypeal ?etx very numerous; channel from salivary pore in. 

 coxosternum extending caudad to or near the posterior 



angles Dicellophilus Cook. 



cc. Labral margins wholly smooth; preclypeal and clypeal seta' 

 very few; channel from salivary pore in coxosternum on each 

 side extending laterad to margin well cephalad of posterior 

 angles as in Mecistocephalus, etc Tygarrup C^hamberlin. 



Below is gi\en a list of ;he known species of Mecistocephalida, W'ith locali- 

 ties for each. In this list the numerals in parentheses with page numbers 

 following each nam.e refer to the literature at the end of the i)resent paper in 

 Axhicji the original descriptions were published. 



A List of Thi^. Mecistochi'iialid.e. 



Mecistocephalus Newport. 



M. angusticeps (Ribaut), (24), p. 2.']. Africa. 

 M. angustfor Chamberlin, (9). Society Is. 

 M. castaneiceps Haase, (12), p. 102. Pulo Edam Is. 

 M. cephalotes Meinert, (18), p. 100. Ja\a; India, etc. 

 M. cephalotes multispinata (Silvestri), (27), p. (H. India. 

 M. cephalotes subinsularis (Silvestri), (27), p. (il. Ceylon; Sumatra; 

 Mergui ; Tonk'n. 



M. curvidens Haase, (12), p. 104. Philippines (Bohol). 



M. Cyclops Brolemann, (4), p. .528. Seychelles. 



M. diversidens (Silvestri), (27), p. 7(). India. 



M. diversisternus (Silvestri), (27), i). 81. Jai)an. 



M. erythroceps Chamberlin (9). Fiji Is. 



M. guildingii Newport, (21), p. 179. =M. maxillaris (Gervais). 



M. gulliveri Butler, (3), p. 446. =M. maxillaris (Gervais). 



M. hamidens Haase, (12), p. 1, (>, legend and fig. =M. curvidens Haaec. 



M. hercs Meinert, (19), p. 214. =M. insularis (Lucas). 



M. hetercpus Humbert, (13), p. 19. Ceylon. 



M. insularis (Lucas). (17), Annex N. Africa; India; Seychelles, etc. 



M. insularis orientalis (Silvestri), (2()), p. 59. India; Sumatra; Andamans 



M. japonicus Meinert, ( 20), p. 142. Japan. 



M. kurandanus Chamberlin, (9). Australia. 



M. leonensis (Cook). (10), p. 79. =M. maxillaris (Gervais). 



M. lifuensis Pocock, (24), p. 63. Loyalty Is. 



M. maxillaris (Gervais), (11), p. 52. Tropicopolitan. 



M. meinerti Seliwanoff, (26). Central Asia (Taschkcnl). 



M. mimeticus Chambelrin, (9). Solomon Is. 



M. modestus (Silvestri), (27), p. 68. New Guinea. 



M. nannocornis, sp. nov. Phillipines. 



M. nigriceps Chamberlin, (9). Fiji Is.; Solomon Is.  



