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NOTES UPON SOME MYRIAPODS BELONGING TO THE U. S. 



NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



IJY CIIAIM.KS II. H(»t.LM.\N. 



Tlironi^h the kiiidiies.s of I>r. Charles V, llih'y. I liave received for 

 exaiiiiiuitiou the uiiidentilied lot of iiiyriai»oda loutaiued in the eollec- 

 ti(m of the ('. S. National Mnsenin. 



This lot contains both foreij;n and domestic species, but in this jKiper 

 I have only jiiven notes upon the foiins found in the United States. 



In addition, I have included several notes upon .some material sent 

 to me by Pr<>f. 1j. M. LTnderwood, of Syracuse. N. V. 



The ie spe(;imens originally belonjicd to a eolU'ction, the remainder 

 of which he had ])resentcd to the Museum, and has been sent to me 

 among' the material received from Dr. Riley. 



I desire to tender my thanks to Dr. C V. Uiley, Mr. J. 1>. Smith, and 

 to J*rof. L. M. Underwood for \ arious favors. 



1. Polyzonium rosalbum (('ope). Mar<[uette, Mirh.; E. A. Schwar-c. 



This specimen, a female, differs from any I have seen in having the 

 general coloration morii intensitied. Dorsal plates redilish l)rown, 

 l)aler ])osteriorly and along margins; antennie almost black; face and 

 legs mottled with a purplish shade. 



2. Platydesmus lecontei (Wooil). Ace. 19542, U, Tallulah, Ga. ; L. M. Umlurwood. 

 Segments Hit-19. 



3. Spiroboliis hebes (Bollinan). Ace. 14530, San Diego, CaL 



.SegmentM 47, 9 • 



4. Spirobolus marginatus (Say). (?) Virginia, Knehliug. Ace. 19542, 13. Talhi- 

 lali, Ga. ; L. M. I'nderwood. Ace. 19.542, 12, Macon, Ga. ; L. M. Underwood. Seg- 

 ments of males 53-55, segments of females 52-.57. 



5. Spirobolus spiuigerus (\Vood). Ace. 19343, Cape Romano, Fla. ; F. IJ. Meek. 

 Segments of female, 47^9. 



6. Spirostreptus montezumae (Sanssnre). El Paso, Tex.; Potts. 



The specimen before me seems to agree in all respects witli th«' de- 

 scriptions of IS. montvzuincv, which has only been found in the i)rovinces 

 of Vera Cruz ami Orizaba, Mexico. This is the tirst record of any 

 species of this genus from the United States, 



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