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28. Geophilus mordax (Meinert). 



Geophilus mordax Meinert. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc, vol. XXI, p. 

 217 (188.5). 



Rare. Those from Cowley county were collected under stones along 

 the banks of a small creek in dry weather. 



Habitat: Cowley Co. (writer); Douglas Co. (G. D. Hanna). 



29. Linotxnia fulva (Sager). 



Strigamia fiilva Sager. Proc. Phila. Acad., vol. VIII, p. 109 



(1856). 

 Liiiotxnia fiilva Bollman. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., vol. XI, p. 

 341 (1888). 

 Not common. 



Habitat: Cowley and Douglas Cos. (writer); Franklin Co. (Biol. 

 Survey); Norton Co. (C. D. Bunker); Riley Co. (Biol. Survey). 



KEY TO THE MYRIAPODA OF KANSAS. 

 The following key covers all of the species of Diplopoda and 

 Chilopoda that have so far been recorded from the state of 

 Kansas, with the exception of Tijlobohts iincigerus, which un- 

 doubtedly does not occur in this state. In choosing characters 

 to be used, those have been taken which seem to the writer to 

 be the most readily understood, and to require the least possible 

 study for their use, thus making as serviceable a key as pos- 

 sible. It is of course understood that this key has been made 

 especially for the species -enumerated, and many of the char- 

 acters would not hold good if other forms were added to the 

 list. In making the key, the following references have been of 

 special value : 



Bollman, Chas. H.. "Myriapoda of North America," Bull. No. 46, U. S. 



National Museum (1893). 

 Chamberlin, Ralph V., numerous papers. 

 Cook, O. F., "Myriapoda of Northwestern North America," Harriman 



Alaska Exped., vol. VIII (1904). 



KEY. 



* Most of tile segments with two pairs of legs; antennae with 5 to 8 segments; one pair 

 of maxillae ( I*IPLOPODA ) . 



A. Segments 20; repuguatorial pores on 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-19 segments. 

 B. Femora of legs spined ; lateral carinae more or less bent downwards. 



Funtaria virginiensis. 

 BB. Femora of legs not spined. 



C. Dorsal plates smooth with a longitudinal snlcus; lateral carinas small; 



body narrow : lives in hothouses Oxidus gracilis. 



CC. Dorsal plates smooth or scaly, not distinctly sulcate ; lateral cariuse 

 large; body wide. 



D. Back convex, smooth ; lateral carina; not serrate. 



E. Male genital appendages short, their terminal spine 

 single, curved, densely pilose. . . .Leptodesmus hispidipea. 



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