THE MYKIAPODA OF NOimi AMERICA- 175 



Ffnbitdt, — Soutlieasteiir riiit»'<l States N. Ui T<Mnie88e«' {jMintMy Crnk 

 ami Loohout Mouiituitt). 



KtiimoliKjii : hat., ^rt'eii. 



The locality, lirazil, assi^iird by (irrvais (Cast. Exp. TAuht. 8u<l, 

 Pt. Vii, .U) t<> this spocies is moiicous, as riridi.s is not loimd S. (»f 

 tin" Inittd States. 



10. Scolopendra heros. 



IS'vi. — Sroloptudiahrrcx (i\Tiir*\. Maicy's lied. K. Kxp., App. I'. 'J\3 (Tixnx); Wood, 

 .foiU'U. Aciiil. Nat. S( 1. I'liila., IS, lSt>2 (/.oiiiHiiimi, Tvjux, ArkunHut, AVir Mexico, 

 ArizoMO, Mrxiro); Wood, Traus. Aiiier. I'bil. Soc, .»•", 188;') ; I'oratli, Sv. Vet.- 

 Akad. Handl., s, 1S7() ( /'(.nix); Cragiii, Hull. Waslit. Coll. lUol. Siirv., iv. 143 

 (Tiirhcn (nek); .M»-iiuTt. Troc. Amcr. Phil. Soc, 19.".. 18S»i (»>«(//( /rf, X. }.; 

 Maininoih Cure, Ky.; Kcij West, Flu.; Alrxiiinlria and SenbnHtk Ixhtnd, (in.; 

 Mohile tiiid Sitriiitf Hill, Ala.; (lalrcHioii, Tex,; Monleriax, San Lain l'otosi,and 

 (iiKii/niKK, Mc.r. : San Ifiefio.CdI. : I'ltil UiU-ii, Kanx.): I'lidtTwood, Kiit. Aiikt., 

 «:i. 18S7; Itidliiiaii, Kiit. .Vuu-r.,*;, ISSX {Little Jioik, Mnrfreexhoro, and Muddy 

 Fork, Ark.). 



ISHl. — Seolooendni ciistnnii'ipH Wood. IMoc. .Viucr. I'hil. Sor.. II { Texax). 



1862. — Scoloprniha heros e<ixtani<( pn Wood, .loiini. .Vcad. Nat. S<'i. I'hila., IS. 1882; 

 Wood, Trans. Amer. I'liil. Soc, !.->(!, 18(r,; Crajjin, Hull, Washt. Coll. Biol. 

 Surv., i\ . 1 1 1. 188.") {lUtrher Connty, h'ans.). 



1861. — Seolojiendrn polymorph a Wood. I'roc. Acad. Nat. S<i. Thila.. 11 (Fort Riley, 

 Kanx.); Wood, .louni. Acad. Nat. Sci. IMiila., 20, 1862 (h'anxax, Textix, Ari- 

 zona, .Mexico); Wood, Trans. .Vnier. I'liil. Soc, l">8. 1S<),5; Kohlranscli, Archiv 

 Natv.g.. lU, 1881; Cragin, Hull. Waslit. Coll. Hiol. Surv.. iv, 144, 1885 {Ilice, 

 Finley, and liurher Co., Kans.). 



1862. — Scolopendra copeana Wood. .Jonrn. Acad. Nat. Sci. I'hila.. 27 {California); 

 Wood, Trans. Anit-r. Phil. Soc, 16."). 1865. 



1885. — Scolopendra herox pnxinalira Cragin, Hull. Washt. Coll. Hiol. Surv.. iv, 144 

 {Medicine Lodye, lUirher Co., Kanx.). 



Hahltnt. — Centtal Ainciica, ^lexico; in I'nitcd States N. to Califor- 

 uia, Utali, Kansas, Kentucky, and (Jeoi}j;ia. 



Etjfinolofiy. — Lat., a demigod. 



A careful study of a large ailiount of material of this species may 

 establish several subspecies. 



11. Scolopendra crudelis. 



1847. — Scolopendra erndelix Koch. Syst. Myr., 170 {liarthelymi); Koch, Die Myr., II, 



36. Tab. Lxxvii, i.xxviii. Figs. 158, 1.5H, 1863; Porath, Sv. Vct.-Akad. 



Handl.. 7. 1876 {:' Xew Tork); K<dilrausch, Archiv Xaturg., .20, 1881; 

 . Mcinort. Proc AnuT. Phil. Soc, l!)l. 1886; Underwood, p:nt. Amcr., 63, 



1887 {Florida, Tortnyax, Key If'ext, Ilayii). 

 1861. — Scolopendra lonyipea Wo()<l. Jonrn. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 26 {Ft. Jefferson, 



C.arden Key, Fla.: ? Halifax, JSt. S.); Wood, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc, laS, 



1865. 



Habitat. — West Indies and southern Florida. 

 Etymolotty. — Lat., unmerciful. 



I*orath mentions a specimen of cnahlls from Kcir Vorky but this is 

 erroneous or else it is one that has been introduced by shipping. 



