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ART. 2, — H. MATSUMOTO 



111. Cat. Mus. Comp. Zool., I, 1865, p. 70 ; Lyman, loc. cit., 1882, p. 171 ; 

 Claek, loc. cit., 1908, p. 296. 



One specimen ; Pinnacle Is. Four specimens ; Bonin Is. 

 Numerous specimens ; Botel Tobago. Numerous specimens ; Koshun, 

 Formosa. Four specimens ; Yayeyama, Riu-kiu. Six specimens ; 

 Osnima, Osumi. Numerous specimens (belonging to the Seventh 

 High School, Kagoshima); Kagoshima Gulf. 



Indo-Pacific. Kagoshima Gulf seems to be the northern limit 

 of this species. 



There is no doubt that 0. scolopendrina, erinaceus and 

 schœnleinii are conspecific, as rightly noted by Maekt année - 

 TüRNEKETSCHER. I havo closcly examined many intermediate 

 specimens, and am fuUy convinced that there is no line of 

 demarcation. The continuity of the scolapendrina- and erinaceus- 

 type has already been remarked upon by IjUdwig, Maektanner- 



Fig. 96. Opldocoma scolojxndr'ma Tar. erinaceus. a. From above. 

 X 3. h. From below, x 3. c. Side view of three arm joints near 

 disk. x3. d. Young specimen from above. xl4. 



