Mr. R. I. Pocock on Scolopendra valida, Lucas. 339 



1881. Scolopendra prasina, Kohlrausch, Arcli, f. Naturg. 47, p. 122. 

 1886. Scolopendra prasina, Meinert, Proc. Amer. Pbil. Soc. xxiii, 

 p. 192. 



I have not seen the type specimen of Sc. nitida of von 

 Porath, yet, owing to the fuhiess of the description of it, I 

 cannot doubt but that it is identical with Sc. prasina of 

 C. Koch. 



Scolopendra viridicornis^ Newport. 



1844. Scolopendra viridicornis, Newport, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xiii. 



p. 97. no. 12. 

 1844. Scolopendra pu7ictidens, id. ibid. uo. 20. 

 1844. Scolopendra variegata, id. ibid. no. 21. 



1844. Scolopendra cristata, id. ibid. p. 98. no. 23. 



1876. Scolopendra critstata, Porath, Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. Bih. iv. 



no. 7, p. 6. 

 1881. Scolopendra C7'istata, Kohlrausch, Arch. f. Naturg. 47, p. 117. 

 1886. Scolopendra cristata, Meinert, Pi'oc. Amer. Phil. Soc. xxiii. 



p. 192. 



Owing to the inadequacy of Mr. Newport's descriptions, 

 upon which Dr. Kohh-ausch was wholly dependent, it was not 

 possible for him to discover the above-given synonymy. 

 This, from an examination of the type specimens, I have 

 without difficulty succeeded in doing. 



Scolopendra gigas^ Leach. 



1814. Scolopendra gigas, Leach, Trans. Linn. Soc. xi. p. 383. 



1845. Scolope7idra gigas, Newport, Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. p. 399. 

 1845. Scolojieiidra gigantea, id. ibid. p. 400. 



1876. Scolopendra gigantea, Porath, Sv. Vet. Akad. Handl. Bih. iv. 



no. 7, p. 5. 

 1881. Scolopendra gigas, Kohlrausch, Arch. f. Naturg. 47, p. 119. 

 1886. Scolopendra gigas, Meinert, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. xxiii. p. 191. 



Not to overburden the text with names I have refrained 

 from repeating many synonyms, which may be found in the 

 last three of the above-cited works. I have thought it 

 desirable merely to confirm by an examination of type 

 specimens the conclusion arrived at by von Porath, from 

 descriptions alone, as to the identity existing between Sc. gigas 

 of Leach and Sc. gigantea of Newport. Whether or not the 

 former be synonymous with Sc. gigantea of Linnaeus it is 

 quite impossible to say, since the description of the latter and 

 the figure from which it was taken, agree in one particular 

 alone, namely, that they are generally applicable to all Scolo- 

 pendrcB, but particularly applicable to none. 



