Gomphodesmidae. 1141 



Gompbodesmus Cook. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. I u. Cook, Proc. Un. 

 States Nat. Mus. Vol XXI p. 704— 5. — castaneus Cook p. 705-7 (5^? 

 Taf.LVIll Fig. la-11 (Tanga, Usambara, Germ. East Afr.). 

 Merodesmiis n. g. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. 11 u. Cook, Proc. Un. 

 States Nat. Mus. vol. XXI p. 717. — compactus (Gerst.) (= Enrydesm. comp. 

 Gerst. = Aulodesm. comp. Cook) p. 718 $(5^ (Morabasa). 

 Mychodesmus n. g. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. I u. Cook, Proc. Uu. 

 States Nat. Mus. vol. XXI p. 692. — macramma p. 693 (5^ Taf. LVI Fig. 2 a, 

 2 b (Ravirondo, German East Afr.). 

 Neodesnms n. g. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. I u. Cook, Proc. Un. 

 States Nat. Mus. vol. XXI p. 694. — j?wem* p. 695 Taf. LVI Fig. 3 a— 3c 

 (Mehrere Fundorte in d. Nähe von Mozambique, Isl. of Mozambique, Caba- 

 ceria, Rios de Sena, Querimba und Tette). — caffrarius (Porat) p.696 — 7 

 (Caffraria). 

 Omodesimis n. g, Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. I u. Cook. Proc. Un. Sta- 

 tes Nat. Mus. vol. XXI p. 700. — oxygonus (Peters) p. 701 Taf. LVII Fig. 2a, 

 2e (Rios de Sena, near the Zambesi). — Merklich von all. and. Gomphod. 

 verschieden p. 702—3. 

 Sigodesmus n. g. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. 11 u. Cook, Proc. Un. 

 States Nat. Mus. vol. XXI p. 722. — Uebers. üb. die Sp. : 



47 mm 1.; flag. endiug in a thickened, node-like expans., from vs^hich pro- 



jects a Single curved prong. monocerus. 



40 mm 1. or under; flag. end. in 2 strongly curved, connivent prongs, the 



longer of vrhich is strongly recurved near the apex a. has a sharp 



tooth near its base. ruspolii. 



Length less than 30 mm ; prongs not so strongly connivent, the longer not 



recurved at apex, a. without a tooth at base. 

 Flag. without other processes than the terminal prongs, one of which is 

 over twice as long as the other. indigus. 



Flag. with a small later, process below the base of the more robust of 



2 prongs, which are subequal in length. 

 Lateral process mentioned above very small, acute, a spinif. contortus. 

 Lat. proc. subrectaug., nearly as wide as the flag. opposite the process. 



innotatus. 

 indigus p. 723 $ Taf.LIX Fig. 2 a— 2 c (Witu, Brit. East Afr.). — monocerus 

 p. 724(5*9 Taf.LIX Fig. 3 a, 3 b (Taru bei Mombasa). — contortus 

 (Poe.) (= Euryd. cont. Poe.) p. 725 (Mkonumbi, region of Mount Kenia, 

 East-Afr.). — ruspolii (Silv.) (= Aulod. rusp. Silv.) p. 725 (Ueb, Somali- 

 land). — innotatus (Silv.) p. 726. 

 Sphenodesmus Cook. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. II u. Cook, Proc. Un. 

 States Nat. Mus vol. XXI p. 719. — rugulosus Cook p. 720 $ Taf. LIX 

 Fig. la— Ic (Ravirondo, East Afr.). 

 Tycodesmus Cook. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. I u. Cook, Proc. Un. 

 States Nat. Mus. vol. XXI p. 697—9. — medius Cook p. 699 ^ Taf. LVII 

 Fig. la— Ic (Mpapua, Germ. East Afr.). 

 Tymbodesmus n. g. Charakt. siehe Gomphodesmidae Ser. I u. Cook, Proc. Un. 

 States Nat. Mus. vol. XXI p. 707. — /^ö^Zm^s p. 708 (J Taf. LVII Fig. Sa 

 —3c) Mundame, Kamerun). — falcatus (Karsch) (= Eurydesm. falc. Karsch 



