186 COSTA RICAN MYRIAPODA 



Newportia longitarsis (Newport)" 



One specimen taken from a bromeliad in the Reventazon Val- 

 ley below Juan Vinas (October 3, 1909). 



This is a widely distributed species occurring also in the West 

 Indies and in South America. 



Otocryptops melanostomus (Newport) 



One specimen taken in an arboricolous bromeliad on the Rio 

 Reventazon (March 6, 1910) 



A species widespread in the East Indies as well as throughout 

 the West Indies, Central America and South America from 

 Argentina northward. 



SCOLOPENDRIDAE 

 Scolopendra viridis (Say) 



A single specimen taken from a bromeliad below railroad track, 

 Juan Vinas (April 26, 1910). 



A species distributed from Central America northward through 

 Mexico to the southern United States. 



CLASS DIPLOPODA 

 COLOBOGNATHA 

 SIPHONOPHORIDAE 



Siphonophora costaricae sp. nov. 



Uniform light or yellowish brown. 



Head subpiriform. Rostrum moderately long, a little shorter than the 

 head. 



Antennae long, much exceeding the rostrum; distallj' strongly crassate, 

 clavate, the proximal articles being much narrower. 



First tergite with anterior border deeply emarginate. 



Number of segments 94 ( 9 ). 



Length near 36 mm. 



Locality. — Juan Vinas (June 23 to 29, 1910). This species seems 

 to be close to S. cornuta Pocock, described from Guatemala. It 

 may readily be separated, however, by the conspicuously crassate 

 antennae, these in cornuta being of nearly uniform diameter 

 from the base to the distal end. The antennae are decidedly 

 longer than in hrevicornis which also has fewer segments to the 

 body and is smaller. 



