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NOTES ON A COLLECTION OF MYRIAPODA FROM CUBA. 

 BY CHARLES H. TOLLMAN. 



This paper is based on ;i small but interesting collection of myriapods 

 that I have received from Prof. Felipe Poey, of Havana, Cuba. 



As Professor Poey did not mention any particular locality in the 

 island of Cuba, 1 suppose that most of the species arc from the vicinity 

 of Havana. 



I desire to tender my thanks to Professor Poey for the material I 

 have received from his hands, and to Dr. Juan Gundlaeh for a speci- 

 men of a Sentigera. 



The types of the new species have been deposited in the U. S. National 

 Museum. 



1. Siphonophora portoricensis Brandt. 



Siphonophora portoricensis Brandt, Bull. Acad. St. Pelersb., 1836 (name, only, teste 

 Gervais); Brandt, Recueil, 50, 1841 (name only, teste Gervais); Koch, Sysfe. 

 Myr., 14:J, 1847 (name only); Gervais, Aptcrcs, 209, 1847 (name only); Peters, 

 Monatsber. kon. preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 549, 18G4 (first description) ; Karsch, 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. Belgique, 166, 1864. 



Siphonophora cubana Karsch, Mittheil, Miiuch. Ent. Ver., 144, 1880; Borre, Am. 

 Soc. Ent. Belgique, 81, 1884. 



I have received from Professor Poey a dried Siphonophora, which I 

 have been unable to separate from either Siph. portoricensis Brandt, or 

 Siph. cubana Karsch. 



Concerning the differences between these two species, Karsch, under 

 his description of Siph. cubana, says: 



"An ladan species cum SipJi. portoruensis Br., qua tamen capiteoasi latiore, rostromulto 

 hreriore etprwcipw longitudine multo minore natis differre videtur?" 



As such differences are practically valueless it is best to consider 

 Siph. portoricensis and cubana as forming one species. 



2. Nanncle cubensis, sp. no v. 



Diagnosis. — Eclated to Nannole burhei Bollman but the circular de. 

 pressions along the transverse segmental sutures not extending all 

 around the segment as in burhei, but only to therepuguatorial pore. 



The following differences are also worthy of note: 



Dark brownish-blue, posterior border of segments brown, an indis- 

 tinct row of lateral spots, antennae and legs light-brown. Ocelli dis- 

 tinct, about 10, arranged in .'> iransverse series. Segments 47. Anten- 

 nae and legs stouter. 



The above notes are based on a .dried female, which was afterwards 

 soaked in alcohol. As this is the first record of a species of this genus 

 from Cuba, I have given it the specific name of cubensis. 



