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Kamiiv POLYDESMIDAE. Lead.. 



(ieiius PARADESMUS Sau-Miiv. 

 Paradesmus evides sp. nov. (. >iloraiioti as in J'. Hrijtlirofjii</iis. Fojhi muri- 

 >leiider. Vertex smooth, median sulcus continuous, noi iniicli excavated lic-iween ilu 

 antennae. First seijment more roundcii. Inner angle of the luteal caiin;m mn 

 -errated. Genitalia entirely different, short, robust, pilose, scant.- v l>ent, s^ioovcl 

 diove at the end, and divided into two lilunt lobes, 

 length of body 26 mm.; width 4 mm. 

 Habitat. Winona. Minnesota. 



I have examined one whole .specimen anil a lutmiicr ol' hi.. ken 

 wnes, collectetJ by Prof. J. M. Holzinger. Tliis species ean he c.siiy 

 seperated from erythroiyvgus by the markings ot tlie vertex, the smooth 

 lateral carinae and esj)ecially In liie male genitalia. 



Family GEOPHILIDAE. I.each. 



i.;enus GEOPHILUS l-each. 



Geophilus glaber sp. nov. Olivaceous, head, anteiuiae and inouih pan- 



blown, an indistinct black, median dorsal line. Robust iitienuated posteriorly, not 



pilose, punctate; sternum wid.-i than long; coxae Ivniger than wide (,7:5\ annefl: 



claw moderately curved, tteih weak. 



Cephalic plaie large, narrowed beliiiul, longer than wide ^lo: 8); IVoiiial plait- 

 j)resent; basal plate more dian twice a^ wide as long (10: 4 , partly covered by the 

 c.phalic plate. First joints of antennae long. Anterior sjiiracie very large, oval; 

 posterior smal , nearly circular. Dorsal plates bisulcate; anterior predursal plalc 

 -mall, posterior large; ventral plates vvitii a median sulcus. I'osterioi coxae not 

 much swollen, pores above and below, l.irge and small. Lasi v>.'n ral plate large, 

 sides rounded, not converging much. Anal pore large, l.ast pair of feet of iVmale 

 -lender. Pairs of feel of the female 53-55. 



Length of body 50-53 mm., width 2.5 mm. 

 Habitat. -y*aii, CaHfornia. Ukiak 

 I have e.xamined three females collected by Mr. James K. liiiikc. 



Observations on some North American Capsidae. 



By p. K. U..LER. 



Through the kiniine.ss ol Mr. .Andrew liolter, I iiave rec^iiiiv re- 

 ceived many important forms of this interesting group, some ol wijuli 

 were the results of liis careful collect. ng in di.siant parts of iKe Uniietl 

 States, including localities as widely separateil as Florida anti Caiiloinia. 

 Dr. Hagen has also sent me for study the extensive collections of these 

 insects belonging tw the Agas.siz Mu.seum at Cambridge, Mass. Also, 

 other friends too numei.iu> to nieniion, liave placed their spe. iin. iis ai 

 my disposal, so that 1 have at length been able to sltidy long <• i - 

 nearly all the described Cafsid.u- of .N^r n .America. 



While studying the iiKiteriil alhih,' I to. I have met with v r.nii 

 synonyms; and son)e new sj)!.cie.s, which I ilesiie to rerord at lhi> iiiiif. 



