156 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



Brazil (Without more definite locality). 



? Schendylurus brasilianus (Silvestri). Adenoschendyla imperfossa 

 (Brolemann). Meeistauchenius micronyx Brolemann. (?) New- 

 portia viridis (Gervais). Otocryptops ferrugineus (Linne). Oto- 

 cryptops melanostomus (Newport). Trematophycus longipes (New- 

 port). Scolopendra polymorpha Wood. Scolopendra alternans 

 Leach. Cupipes brasiliensis (Humbert and Saussure). Lithobius 

 forficatus (Linne). 



It seems scarcely necessary to point out the pronounced dominance 

 of the Scolopendroidea in the Brazilian chilopod fauna and the prac- 

 tically complete absence of the Lithobiomorpha, so abundant in the 

 Northern Hemisphere. It is probable, however, that a fair representa- 

 tion of the Henicopidae will later be found to occur. In the Geo- 

 philoidea the Schendylidae are manifestly dominant, the Oryidae 

 coming next ; while the Geophilidae proper are at present known with 

 certainty to be represented by but two species, one of Avhich is 

 here first recorded and described. 



SCOLOPENDROIDEA. 



Cryptopidae. 



Of this family, five genera (Cryptops, Mimops, heretofore known 

 only from China, Newportia, Otocryptops, and Scolopocryptops) 

 are represented in the Brazilian fauna, this being about half of the 

 total number. 



Cryptops Leach. 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 1814, 11, p. 384. 



Key to Species. 



a. Tarsi of all legs distinctly biarticulate; last ventral plate with 

 scattered dark spicules or spinous points which also cover the 



coxopleurae C. iheringi Brolemann. 



aa. Tarsi of only last two pairs of legs distinctly biarticulate; last 

 ventral plate and coxopleurae not armed with spicules, 

 b. Second dorsal plate distinctly bisulcate; anterior margin of 



prosternum nearly straight C. heathi, sp. nov. 



bb. Second dorsal plate without sulci; anterior margin of pro- 

 sternum distinctly biarcuate C. galatheae Meinert. 



