V. SCOLOPENDRIDAE. 



By F. H. Gravely, M.Sc, Assistant Superintendent, 

 Indian Museum. 



Out of the eight species collected two are new, one is only 

 known from the B. Himalayas and Assam; but all the rest occur 

 south and in most cases west of this area as well. 



Subfamily CRYPTOPINAE. 



Genus Cryptops. 



C. doriac, Pocock. 



Renging, 2,150 ft., ig-xii-ii (under bark). 



This species has hitherto been recorded from the area 

 between and including New Guinea and Burma. It must extend 

 westwards right across India, however, for I recently obtained 

 specimens from Taloshi (Satara District, Bombay) at an altitude 

 of about 2,000 ft. in the Western Ghats. 



Subfamily OTOSTIGMINAE. 



Genus Otostigmus. 



O. burn-murdochi, n. sp. 



Upper Rotung, ca. 2,000 ft., Jan., 1912. 



Collected by the 32nd Sikh Pioneers when roadmaking 

 and named after Mr I. Burn-Murdoch of that regiment. 



Description. — Length (apart from appendages) up to 63 mm. 

 Antennae 19-jointed (rarely 17-jointed on one side and 19- 

 jointed on the other, the terminal joint being present in both), 

 the first three joints large, polished and hairless, the rest smaller 

 and pilose. Dorsal surface of head and body dark olive green, 

 finely and sparsely but evenly punctured throughout, the punc- 

 tures on the head and first one or two segments often a trifle 

 larger and less clearly defined than the rest , segments 3-20 with a 

 pair of very fine and sometimes incomplete longitudinal grooves ; 

 these grooves usually more strongly impressed close to the poster- 

 ior margin especially in the anterior or middle segments of the 

 body, where they are often joined by a transverse groove be- 

 tween which and the posterior margin the surface may be rugose. 

 Marginal grooves present behind segments 8-1 1. Anal segment 



