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rotten log and was curled about the eggs when uncovered, but 

 made no attempt to defend them, hurrying away to concealment 

 in the debris." (August 19.) This indicates that the female 

 Newportia remains with the eggs as do those of Otocryptops and 

 various other Scolopendroids in which respect they are like the 

 Geophiloids. 



Newportia (Newportides) unguifer, subgen. et sp. nov. 

 Plate II, Fig. 10 



Body and legs in general fulvous. Head with prehensors and 

 antennae darker, more orange. 



Head with paired sulci similar to those of ernsH Poc. but shorter, 

 not fully attaining the middle, and not crossed by a transverse 

 sulcus near base. 



Antennae proportionately long, composed of seventeen articles 

 of which all but the first two are clothed with numerous short fine 

 hairs. 



Dental plates of margin of prosternum more prominent than 

 usual, separated by a deep acute median emargination, inner 

 corner of each rounded, the ectal one subrectangular. 



First dorsal plate with a free semicircular cervical sulcus; 

 with paired longitudinal sulci which pass beyond the cervical sulcus 

 as in ernsti Poc, etc. Paired submedian sulci present on all sub- 

 sequent tergites to the twenty-second, deep lateral sulci present 

 from the fifth plate caudad as are also paired sulci setting off a 

 flat median keel. 



Ventral plates with a median longitudinal sulcus. Last 

 ventral plate with caudal margin gently arcuate, being convex 

 at the middle and concave toward each end. 



Coxopleural processes of moderate length, ending in a single 

 point; they and coxopleurae otherwise unarmed. 



Spiracles minute. 



Anterior legs unarmed excepting for the usual metatarsal spine 

 at distal end in front and this much reduced. 



