chamberlin: myriopoda of the Australian region. 177 



482. Proporobolus adipatus (Karscli). 



Spirobohwi ndijHitus Karsch, Zcitsch. nat., 1881, 54, p. 66. 

 Rliinocricus graria Silvestri, Ann. Mus. civ. Geneva, 1895, 34, p. 647.' 

 Rhinocricus adipatus Attems, Bijdr. dierk, 1915, 20, p. 8, fig. 19-23.- 



LocAUTiES. — Dutch New Guinea: Sorong, Andai.' Moluccas.^ 



483. Proporobolus beauforti (Attems). 



Bijdr. dierk., 1915, 20, p. 10, fig. 24-26.1 

 Locality. — Waigeu: Beo.^ 



484. Acladocricus solomonus, sp. nov. 



Type.— M. C. Z. 4,919. Paratypes.— M. C. Z. 4,920. Solomons: 

 Fulakora (W. M. Mann). 



Deep blackish brown or black above level of pores with, in part, lighter caudal 

 bands across somites, while below level of pores the color is a much lighter 

 brown. Legs and antennae Hght brown to fulvous. 



Sulcus of head not interrupted though a httle finer in frontal region. 

 CljTieal foveolae 2 + 2. Antennae very short. 



Second tergite extending much below level of collum. CoUum broadly 

 rounded on each side below, a little straighter in male than in female; a fine 

 longitudinal stria across anterior half at level of eye. 



Somites above smooth and non-striate excepting covered part of prozonite 

 which is marked with numerous wavy transverse striae. Suture single, not 

 strongly marked but continuous entirely across dorsum. 



Anal tergite a Uttle exceeded by the valves. Mesal borders of valves 

 broadly elevated, compressed. 



The median plate of gonopods has the usual sublanceolate distal tongue 

 which is distally acute, the proximal portion triangularly widening dorsad 

 above the tongue, the sides above being somewhat convex though straight 

 adjacent to the tongue. Distal joint of anterior gonopods long and slender, 

 much surpassing the median piece, the coxal piece shorter than median piece 

 and narrowing to an acute point distad. Style of posterior gonopods lying 

 in space between two divisions of anterior gonopods, rising along mesal side 

 of distal division and evenly curving caudad. 



Number of segments, fortj-'five. 



Length of male, near 52 mm.; width, 5.5 mm. Length of female, 62 mm.; 

 width, 6.2 mm. 



