2 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 6o 



Vieques, near Porto Rico; " Fish Hawk " Porto Rican Expedition. 

 — Two specimens, both females, agreeing well with Bouvier's descrip- 

 tion. The length of one is 35 mm., and the breadth 4 mm. There 

 are 31 pairs of ambulatory legs. The coloration (in alcohol) is a 

 deep, almost uniform, yellowish brown ; the posterior portion of the 

 body is slightly darker than the remainder, and there is a large 

 lightish area just behind the anterior end. The primary papillae 

 are more yellowish than the general surface of the back. The 

 ventral surface is somewhat lighter and more yellowish than the 

 dorsal. 



The other specimen, beautifully preserved, measures 45 mm. in 

 length by 4 mm. in breadth. There are 31 pairs of ambulatory legs. 



This species was heretofore known only from the island of Porto 

 Rico, where it has been found at Utuado and Arecibo. A compari- 

 son between these specimens and others from various parts of the 

 main island would be of interest, but no material for such a compari- 

 son is available. 



PERIPATUS (MACROPERIPATUS) GEAYI Bouvier 



Peripatus geayi 1899. Bouvier, Comptes Rendus Acad, des Sci., vol. 128, p. 

 1345. — 1900. Bouvier, Ann. Soc. Ent. de France, vol. 68 (1899), pp. 389, 

 404-406. — 1904. Bouvier, Bull, du Mus. d'Hist. Nat., 1904, p. 53. — 1905. 

 Bouvier, Annales des Sci. Nat. (9), vol. 2, p. 200. 



La Chorrera, Panama; from under a palm leaf; August Busck, 

 May 27, 191 2. — One specimen, agreeing well with Bouvier's descrip- 

 tion and figures. There are 32 pairs of ambulatory legs. The 

 length is 45.5 mm. The color is a purplish brown, lighter beneath ; 

 the primary papilla? are darker than the rest of the back. Just 

 behind the anterior extremity of the body is a broad transverse 

 obscure yellow band, about 1.3 mm. wide, slightly constructed in 

 the center. 



This species was previously only known from French Guiana. 



LIST OF THE AMERICAN SPECIES OF PERIPATUS, WITH THE 

 ASCERTAINED RANGE OF EACH 



The species belonging to the family Peripatidse and to the sub- 

 family Peripatinse as now restricted, all but one of which are 



American, are as follows : 



Genus OROPERIPATUS Cockerell 



Oroperipatus ecuadoriensis (Bouvier). 



Habitat. — Bulim, northwestern Equador. 



