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has some pairs of spines on the body. 3f. allani is nearest to M. 

 crassidens, and can only be distinguished by its eggs. The spine& 

 of the eggs of M. crassidens are long and slender, with bulbous 

 bases. 



Habitat — Kikuyu (coll. A. Allan). 



Macrobiotics oberhduseri Doy. {1). 



All the examples from Uganda and East Africa were very 

 strongly papillose over the whole body, and brightly coloured, vary- 

 ing from the typical madder brown to vivid purple. 



Macrobiotus arcticus Murray (<§). 



The supposed Qgg of this species was obtained in Uganda several 

 years ago. It was much smaller than the type, and had fewer and 

 thicker rods. An animal like the adult of the species occurred in 

 Kikuyu, but there were no eggs with it. 



Macrobiotus indicus Murray (7). 



The one example seen was a " simplex." The claws were better 

 seen than in the only Indian example, and show more approach to 

 the Diphascon type than appears in the original figure. 



Macrobiotics nodosus Murray (9). 



Variety (not figured). — The knobs are very prominent, yet 

 smaller than in the type. In the type they are so large that they 

 occupy the whole surface of the segments and meet at their bases. 

 These are only about half the diameter, and are separated at their 

 bases. The whole skin of the body is finely papillose. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VII. 



Fig. ba. — Macrobiotus hufelandoides INIurray (?), variety. Adult. 



Claw of adult. 



Young emerging from egg. 



Processes of the egg. 



Claw of young. 



Teeth and pharynx, adult. 

 6a. — Macrobiotus crassidens Murray. Egg. 

 66. Ditto. Processes of the egg. 



la. — Macrobiotus allani sp. n. Egg. 

 76. Ditto. Processes of the egg. 

 7c. Ditto. Claw. 



Id. Ditto. Teeth and pliarynx. 



