" Myriopoda " from Funafuti and Rotuma. 323 



It is interesting that in both islands a new species of 

 Millipede belonging to widely distributed Oriental genera 

 was obtained. 



I. — List of the Species from Funafuti. 

 Class ARACHNIDA. 



SCOKPIONES. 

 (1) Hormurus australasice (Fabr.). 



To the many synonyms of this widely distributed Oriento- 

 Australian species may be added : — 



Buthus brevicaudatus, Rainbow, op. cit. p. 107, pi. ii. fig. 1. 



Evidently abundant, as was to be expected, on the island, 

 Prof. Sollas and Mr. Gardiner obtaining a large number of 

 examples. 



PSEUDOSCORPIONES. 



(2) Oarypus longidigitatus (Rainbow). 



Chelifer longidigitatus, Rainbow, loc. cit. p. 108, pi. ii. fig. 2. 



Prof. Sollas obtained in Funafuti a few specimens of False 

 Scorpions, which, though referable to the genus Garyjms^ 

 appear to me to be specifically identical with the species 

 Mr. Rainbow described as Chelifer longidigitatus^ the figure 

 and description of the latter being just sufficient to show that 

 the form in question does not possess the characters of the 

 family Cheliferidse, but of the Garypidse and of the genus 

 Garypus. 



(3) Olpium longiventer, Keyserling. 



Prof. Sollas obtained many examples of a species of 

 Olpium which appear to be identical with the form described 

 as longiventer by Keyserling from Peack Downs in Queens- 

 land. 



According to Mr. Rainbow, Mr. Hedley collected specimens 

 of Obisium antipodum in Funafuti. I venture, however, to 

 suggest that the specimens identified as 0. antipodum may 

 be cospecific with those here referred to Olpium longiventer. 



ARANE-iE. 



(4) Araneus theis (Walck.). 

 This species is exceedingly widely distributed over the 



