chamberlin: the chilopoda of brazil. 165 



aa. Distal division of tarsus of anal legs composed of a limited num- 

 ber of articles clearly separated from each other; tibia of anterior 

 pairs of legs with only a lateral spine; tarsi of these legs without 

 any ventral spine; spiracles large and distinct. 



{Nnoportia sens. str.). 

 b. First dorsal plate with a simple, semicircular or nearly 

 semicircular transverse cervical sulcus; its paired longi- 

 tudinal sulcus simple and undivided; no median, pit-like, 

 depression caudad of median sulcus. 



c. Prefemur of anal legs on dorsomesal surface with two 

 rows of from seven to ten spinules. 



iV. longitarsis (Nevqyovt). 

 cc. Prefemur of anal legs without any spinules proper addi- 

 tional to the large ventral spines. 



N. longitarsis syhae, subsp. nov. 

 bb. First dorsal plate with the transverse cervical sulcus bent 

 angularly caudad at middle and with a pit-like, median, de- 

 pression caudad of its apex; paired longitudinal sulci bi- 

 furcating cephalad, the inner branches meeting in the 

 depression and the lateral extending cephalo-ectad to the 

 transverse sulcus, the branches together forming a more or 

 less w-shaped outline. 

 c. First joint of tarsus of anal legs clavately thickened 

 distad and with corner drawn out at side into a pointed 

 angle; part of first plate in front of transverse sulcus 

 about as long as that caudad of it. 



A'^. collaris Kraepelin, 

 cc. First joi^it of tarsus of anal legs not thus clavately thick- 

 ened distad; cervical sulcus considerably cephalad of 

 middle of first plate N. bicegoi Brolemann. 



Newportia amazonica Brolemann. 



Rev. Museu Paulista, 1903, 6, p. 69, pi. 11, fig. 3, 4; Brolemann, Cat. Myr. 

 Bresil, 1909, p. 9. 



Locality. — State of Amazonas: Manaos! (Mann and Baker. 

 This is also the type locality). 



Kraepelin says (Revis. Scolop., p. 85) with reference to this species: 

 — " S. amazonica Brol. scheint sich von der vorsthenden Art [N. 



