XVIII. ON SOME LITHOBIOIDEA 

 (CHILOPODA) FROM INDIA. 



By F. SiivVESTRi [Portici^ Italy). 



Among the Chilopoda kindly sent me for examination b}' the 

 Director of the Zoological Survey of India, there are a few species 

 of Lithobioidea which I describe in this note, together with a spe- 

 cies of Henicopidae that was collected at Trichinopoli and is 

 considered the type of a new genus. 



Only three species of lyithobiidae from India (including Burma) 

 and the Malay Peninsula have been described up to date, viz. Litho- 

 bius (s. s.) hardwickei, Newp., from SingapoTe, Lithohius [s s.) feae, 

 Poc, , and Lithobius {ArcJiilithohius) birmanicus, Poc, both from 

 Burma. 



The specimens examined by me are referred to L. feae, Poc, 

 to three new species and to a new variety. 



The fauna of India appears very poor in I^ithobiidae as in all 

 tropical countries, but it is possible that careful collecting in tem- 

 perate zones in the north will discover many other species. 



In the few known species the small number of the ocelli of 

 each eye is noticeable, and also the relatively small number of the 

 joints of the antennae. 



Fam. LITHOBIIDAE. 

 Lithobius (s. s.) iea.e, Poc. 



Ann. Miis. Genovn, X, p. 408 (1891). 



Corpus supra fulvo-latericium, subtus fulvo-testaceum, pedi- 

 bus maxillaribus fulvo-ferrugineis, pedibus testaceis articulis 2-4 

 macula nonnuUa atro-violacea variegatis. 



Caput subaeque longum atque latum; oculi ocellis magnitu- 

 dine et dispositione vide fig. I, 12; antennae breves, 20-articulatae, 

 articulis elongatis, omnibus breviter et sat dense setosis, articulo 

 decimo fere duplo longiore quam latiore, articulo ultimo c. 2/3 

 longiore quam latiore (in exemplo alio antenna altera rigenerata 

 breviore, 12-articulata, articulis a quarto brevioribus, articulo ulti- 

 mo parum longiore quam latiore). 



Pedes maxillares (fig. I, 11) subcoxarum margine antico lato, 

 subrecte truncato dentibus 8 - Q-f-S - 9 (vel S-f-io). 



Lamina dorsualis 6°- angulis posticis parum productis et rotun- 

 datis, laminae dorsuales 9, 11, et 13 angulis posticis gradatim magis 



