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characters, and are thus unable to deduce anything about lines of 

 descent and affinity. Nonetheless, each island has its own native 

 species not shared with any other, and so far none of these species 

 can be identified with any species known from South America. If 

 introduction has occurred by natural or artificial means, subsequent 

 speciation has covered up the trail. 



So far only one species of Epinannolene has been taken on Dominica. 

 The species was first discovered by G. A. Ramage and described by 

 Pocock, in 1888, but was not seen again until Dr. Clarke obtained a 

 nice series of specimens from several localities. 



Epinannolene dominicana (Pocock) 



Figure 1 



Spirostreptus (Nodopyge) dominicanus Pocock, 1888, p. 478. 

 Epinannolene dominicana Chamberlin, 1918, p. 179. 



Males and females of this endemic species were obtained at Castle 

 Bruce Junction on March 20 and 24, 1956, and at the Fresh Water 



Figure 1. — Epinannolene dominicana (Pocock). Caudal aspect of telopodite of left gonopod. 



