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jjoriferous segments; the surface of the marginal callus is also some- 

 what rugulose. 



Ilepugnatorial pores facing laterodorsad ; on the specimen studied 

 there is a pore on one side of the eleventh segment and none on the 

 other, so that the normal number of pores is in doubt. 



Penultimate segment moderately exposed, its carina- broadly rounded, 

 not dentiform, not exceeding those of the eighteenth segment. 



Last segment broadly triangular, the apex rather broadly truncate 

 and abruptly contracted, so that the sides appear somewhat notched. 



Anal valves witli distinct, though not very prominent, margins, the 

 setiferous tubercles small, and the surface faintly rugulose. 



Sterna rather densely hirsute with long hairs. 



Process of segment 6 also hirsute with long hairs; as in some of the 

 other genera, the coxui of the sixth pair of legs are prominent toward 

 the process, and hirsute Avith long hairs. 



Seventh segment with the rim of the copulatory aperture not pro- 

 duced, even at the sides. 



Legs of male moderately hirsute with rather long hairs, finely tuber- 

 culate on the ventral face of the distal joints. 



Copulatory legs. (Plate LVI, figs. Ja-Sc.) 



Color of previously dried alcoholic specimen, bone yellow. 



Length, about 22 mm.; width, 4 mm.; without carina', 2.9 mm. 



Locality. — Dr. Peters rei)orted his species from various places in the 

 vicinity of Mozambique, island of Mossambirjue, Cabaceria, llios de 

 Sena, (^uerimba, and Tette. At which place these supposed young 

 specimens were taken does not appear. 



It may be well to note a suspicion that the rugulose surface described 

 for this species is due to some accident in the history of the specimen. 

 At the same time, the character appears with such regularity as to 

 seem quite norjnal. 



NEODESMUS CAFFRARIUS (Porat). 



Etirydeavius caffrarius Porat, Oefersigt f. K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Foerh., 1872, No. 5, 



p. 13. 

 Sphenodeamus caffrarius Cook, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., 1895, X\'III, p. 5)3. 



Body strongly convex, glabrous above, setose below between the 

 coxic, scarcely attenuate posteriorly. 



Head with very few setigerous fovcic. Vertex medianly longitudi- 

 nally sulcate, subglabrous. Clypeus subglabrous, margin setose. 



Antennjc shorter than the breadth of the body, G mm. long. 



First segment with anterior margin laterally thickened, oblique, 

 neai'ly straight or very slightly sinuate; posterior straight, sides curved 

 forward, processes rounded. 



Segments glabrous, nearly smooth, or irregularly coriaceous under a 

 lens; lateral carina; thickened, somewhat ascending posteriorly, ante- 

 rior angle rounded, posterior slightly acute, slightly i)rominent, more 



