EoPERlFATUS BUTLEHI. 



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Eoperipatus Butleri (nov. sp.).' 



Richard Evan<^, M.A.^ B.Sc, 



Of Jesus College, Oxford. 



Willi Plate 38. 



Contents. 



PAGE 



I. Introduction ....... 539 



II. Description of E. Butleri ..... 540 



(«) Colour . . . . . . .540 



(b) Dimensions ....... 540 



(c) The characters of the skin ..... 540 



(d) The median external openings .... 542 

 ((?) Antennae, jaws, oral papillte, legs, and feet . . . 542 



III. Conclusion ........ 544 



Explanation of Plate ...... 544 



I. — Introduction. 



The material described in this papei- consists of one female 

 specimen, which was kindly sent me by Mi-. R. I. Pocock, on 

 the suggestion of Professor Ray Lankester, Director of the 

 British Museum (Natural History). Mr. Pocock obtained it 

 from Mr. A. M. Butler, Curator of the Museum at Selaug'or, 



^ This short paper is considered as a supplement to the foregoing memoir 

 "On the Two New Species of Onychophora from the Siamese Malay States," 

 rather than as an independent paper, and must be read in connection with 

 that memoir; for in the description given here of E. Butleri, especially in 

 comparing it with the other species, constant allusion is made to the facts 

 recorded in the above-mentioned paper, in which alone a list of references is 

 given. 



