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ii. Spines of anal legs 1, 3, 2, 0; articles 

 of antenns 21 — 23. L. manni var. 

 pia var. nov. 

 eee. Last three pairs of coxae laterally armed. Claw of 

 penultimate legs armed with two spines ; coxal pores 

 4. 5, 5, A — 4-, 5, 5, 5. L. pitophilus Chamberl. 



Lithobius paiicidcns Wood. 

 This is a large species quite readily recognized by the characters given 

 in the key. Spines of 1st legs 2, 3, 2; of penult, 1, 3, 3, 2. Claw of the penult 

 legs armed with two spines. Coxal pores 4, 3. 3, 3. to 6, 5, 5, 5. Articles of 

 antennse 29 — 34. Ocelli about 16 in four series (1 — 4, 4, 4, 4). Claw of 

 gonopods of femal entire ; basal spines 2 — 2 to 3 — 3. The femur in anal legs 

 of male generally flattened dorsally and laterally extended for part of its 

 length. 



L. paucidcns is evidently common in the southern part of the state, the 

 author having collected numerous specimens at Los Angeles, Santa Monica, 

 Laurel Canyon, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, etc. 

 Lithobius aiigelus Chamberlin. 

 A species of medium size. General color reddish brown. Antennje with 

 26 — 28 articles. Spines of 1st legs 1. 3, 1 — 1, 3, 2; of penult 1, 3, 3, 1, the claw 

 armed with but one spine. Coxal pores 5. 5, 5 (6). 5. Claw of female 

 gonopods tripartite. 



Known only from Los Angeles (author). 



Lithobius aztecus Humbert and Saussure. 



Ferruginous. Length ad 23 mm. Prosternal teeth 6 — 6 to 7 — 7. Posterior 

 legs longer than antennre (ad 10 mm. and 8 mm. respectively). 



A common ^lexican species reported by Bollman from the state but not 

 found by the author in any collections from the region. It is quite likely, 

 however, that it occurs in the southern parts. 



Lithobius chiiviasanus Chamberlin. 



Adults are deep brown to mahogany in color, the legs being paler distally. 

 Articles of antennse 42 — 46. Coxal pores 7, 8, 8, 6 — 8, 8, 8, 7. Anal and 

 penult legs each with spines 1, 3, 3, 1. Claw of penult legs armed with 

 one spine. Claw of female gonopods bipartite or with a very small 3rd lobe 

 on the inner side. 



Santa Barbara (author). 



Lithobius cariiiipcs Daday. 



Brown, the dorsum with a longitudinal fuscous stripe. Antennse rather 

 long, consisting of 22 articles. Ocelli 15 on each side. Prosternal teeth 2 — 2. 

 Coxal pores 2, 3, 4, 3. Coxse of ultimate legs laterally armed. Anal legs in male 

 crassate, the third and fourth joints sulcate above, the sulcation of the third 

 deeper and at end bearing a rounded carina. Claw of anal legs unarmed ; 

 spines 1, 3, 2, 0. 



Female unknown. 



Northern California (P. ]. \'adona). 



