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Genus PECTINIUNGUIS, Bollman. 

 PecUnimu/ms, Bollman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XII, p. 212, 1889. 

 Type. — Pectininnguis americanus, Bollman. 

 DistribnUon. — Lower California. 



Genus ESCARYUS, Cook and Collins. 

 Escarym, Cook and Collins, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., XIII, p. 391, 1890. 

 Type. — EscaryuH pJiyllophilns, Cook and Collins. 

 Distribution. — Central New York. 



Genus NANNOPHILUS, new name. 

 Nannopus (Bollman), Cook and Collins, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., XIII, p. 389, 1890. 

 Type. — Nannophilus eximins ( Meinert).' 

 Distribution. — l^orth Africa. 



CTENOPHILUS, new genus. 



Type. — Ctenophilus africnuns, new species, Cook, in the National 

 Miisenm collection. 

 Distribution. — Liberia. 



DIGNATHODONTIDiE, new fiimily. 



Antenna' filiforin or subchiN ate; iroiital lamina distinct or coalesced; 

 ceplialic lamina concealing tbe piebensors; prebasal lamina present or 

 obsolete; basal lamina broad; labriim tripartite, tbe lateral parts 

 greatly reduced; mandibles with a single pectinate lamella; labial ster- 

 num deeply bilobed, simple; labial palpus one-jointed, simple; interior 

 labial process present or obsolete; maxillary sternum entire; claw of 

 maxillary palpus rudimentary; prebensorial sternum not broad; cbiti- 

 nous lines present; suprascutella, wanting; ventral pores in a median 

 area or wanting; anal pleune not greatly enlarged, pores few or many; 

 anal pores present or wanting; genital palpi simjile, or two-jointed. 

 Pairs of legs, 55-154. 



GenLXS DIGNATHODON, Meinert. 

 Difjiiathodon, Meinert, Natnrh. Tidsskr., VII, p. 36, tab. 2, figs. 13-22, 1870. 

 Type. — Dignathodon microcephahnn (Lucas).- 

 Distribution. — South Europe; North Africa. 



Genus HENIA, C. L. Koch. 

 Benin, C. L. Koch, System der Myriap., p. 83, 1847. 

 Type. — Henia devia, C. L. Koch. 

 Distribution. — Greece. 



The genus Scotopliilus^ Meinert, was described without reference to 

 Henia. Pocock has pointed out that the two genera are the same, and 



iNatnrb. Tidsskr., VII, p. 57,1870. 



^Explor. Sclent, d. I'Algerie, p. 349, jd. ii, tig. 10. 



