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2. Strongylazoma poeyi sp. nov. 



Dark ^ijrccn, lateral plates and leet pale. Robust, not smooth, shining. An- 

 tenna; subclavate, longer than the width of body. First segment rather large, con- 

 vex, scarcely punctate. Other segment punctate, transverse suture deep, not 

 tuberculate. Lateral plates thick and obtuse, scarcely produced. Repugnatorial 

 pore situated on the posterior third and slightly beneath, sunken. Male : genitalia 

 long and slender, somewhat expanded and excavated towards the end, which is bifid. 



Length of body 27 mm., width 2.3 mm. 



Hab. — Havana, Cuba. 



This species is described from one male and one female, bt)th in a 

 rather bad condition. I have named tliis species after its collector— Dr. 

 Felipe Poey, — who also sent me in the same collection OrpJurneus brazi- 

 liensis, Alecisiocephalus guildiugis, Scolopettdj-a ii//crna?is and Xeivpartia 

 longitarsis. 



3. Geophilus salemensis sp. nov. 



Frontal plate present : anal pores moderate. Light red, hcatl, antenna;, la>t 

 segment and feet orange. Robust, slightly attenuated anteriorly, more strongly 

 posteriorly, moderately smooth, sparsely punctate and pilose. Prehensorial feet 

 punctate and pilose ; sternum wider than long (8.6), anterior margin not produced ; 

 coxte scarcely longer than wide (3,5:3), unarmed ; one small tooth. Cephalic plate 

 longer than wide (7:5,5), suboval, sparsely punctate and pilose ; prebasal plate ex- 

 posed ; basal plate about three times wider than long. Antenna; moderate, joints 

 rather long, two preceeding the last not noticeably shortened. Dorsal plates plainly 

 bisulcate ; anterior predorsal plates equal to posterior, median longest ; ventral plates 

 with a median foveolse, sparsely punctate. Spiracles round, anterior large, median 

 and posterior ."-mall. First pair of feet moderately short and slender, anterior and 

 posterior subequal. Posterior coxa; moderately iiiHated, pilose, pores few and mostly 

 concealed by the last ventral plate, which is wide, with the sides substraight and 

 rapidly converging. Pairs of feet of male 51—54, last strongly crassate and densely 

 pilose, armed ; female 54 -56, last slender, armed and pilose. 



Length of body 35 — 60 mm.; width i 2 mm. 



Hab.— Salejii, Indiana. 



I have examined live males ami four females of this species. It is 

 more related to Geophilus ruheus Sa}'. 



4. Geophilus setiger sp. nov. 



Frontal plate absent ; anal pore large, concealed. Orange, head and antenna' 

 brown. Slender, moderately attehuated posteriorly ; smooth, sparsely pilose. Pre- 

 hensorial feet sparsely pilose, smooth, not punctate ; sternum wider than long (4.3), 

 anterior margin not produced ; coxa' wider than long (2:1.5), unarmed ; one single 

 acute tooth. Ce])halic jilate suboval, longer than wide (4:3.5), smooth, sparsely 

 pilose; basal plate much wider than long (4:1.3), partly covered by cephalic plate. 

 Antennas short, joints moderate, two preceeding last subequal. Dorsal plates distinctly 

 bisulcate ; anterior predorsal plates short, median longer than posterior ; ventral 

 plates with three longitudinal depressions. .Spiracles round, anterior scarcely en- 

 larged, rest nearly ecpial. First pair of feet short, anterior and posterior subequal, 

 former more robust. Posterior coxa; moderately inflated, pilose, pores few (5 — 6), 



