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stitiited for it. In a few cases the caudal view was omitted inasmuch 

 as it did not show any important characters not already shown. The 

 cephalic and caudal views of all species were drawn from as nearly 

 the same angle as possible, and the entu-e gonopod was shown. In 

 the mesial views, however, no attempt was made to make all drawings 

 from the same angle, the gonopods being oriented so as to show best 

 the distinctive features of that particular species. Only the telopodite 

 portions of the gonopods were shown in the mesial views. All setae 

 were removed in order to show structures more clearly. All drawings 

 were made to the same scale. 



In the section of this paper devoted to species of the genus, where 

 descriptions are given for each, the second form to be considered is the 

 type species, Brachoria initialis. This form is described at some 

 length and with attention to detail, but the descriptions of all other 

 species are considerably shorter. The description of the type species 

 may be considered to hold for all species of the genus in all details not 

 specifically mentioned in the individual descriptions. 



Sincere thanks are extended to Mr. Kichard L. Hoffm^an for his 

 constant help and advice during the coiu-se of this work. Mr. Hoff- 

 man suggested the subject for this study and lent many of the speci 

 mens used. Grateful acknowledgment is made of the constant help, 

 suggestions, and encom'agement extended by Dr. E. Craig Turner 

 and Dr. R. D. Ross. I am also grateful to Mrs. J. M. Ogle and Mrs. 

 R. E. Montgomery for aid in typing; to WiUiam C. Lund for help in 

 the field; and to Dr. J. McD. Graj^^son for providing the position that 

 made this study possible. The research for this paper was done in 

 the biology department of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks- 

 bm-g, Va. 



Genus Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939 



Brachoria Chamberlin, Bull. Univ. Utah, biol. ser., vol. 5, No. 3, p. 3, 1939. 

 Type: Brachoria initialis Chamberlin {= Brachoria cchra initialis Chamber- 

 lin), by original designation. 



Tncoria Chamberlin, Bull. Univ. Utah, biol. ser., vol. 8, No. 2, p. 17, 1943. Type: 

 Fontaria kentuckiana Causey, by original designation. New synonymy. 



Anfiactogon Hoffman, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 61, p. 94, 1948. Type: 

 Anfractogon tenebrans Hoffman, by original designation. 



Original description: The original description of the genus 

 Brachoria was very short, mentioning only a few characters. The 

 figure of the gonopods of the type species, B. initialis, was considered 

 part of the generic description. 



The description v,^as as follows: "Relatively broad forms with wide 

 carinae continuing slant of dorsum. The blade of telepodite simple, 

 distally accuminate, of form shown in figure for generotype; large 

 proximal portion sparsely setose, the distal portion smooth." 



