66G MR. E. J. MIERS ON A COLLECTION OF [JuaC 19, 



segment is imperfect, and cannot be compared with that of A. 

 vulgaris ; it is, however, rather more coarsely punctulated, and of a 

 darker colour, variegated with bright yellow markings. 



CuBARis, Brandt. 



CuBARis AFFiNis, sp. n. (Plate LXVII. fig. 4.) 



Oblong-oval, convex, with the segments very finely and closely 

 granulated, with a transverse series of much larger granules on each 

 segment of the body, on each side of the middle line. Head trans- 

 verse-oblong, anterior margin straight, reflexed, and level with the 

 strongly reflexed lateral margins of the first segment of the body. 

 Eyes small, granulated, and placed close to the lateral margins of 

 the head. First three segments of the body with the segments 

 angularly bent backwards on the sides, the angulation being most 

 conspicuous in the first segment. Segments of the tail short, with 

 the upper surface plane, or even slightly concave on the sides, towards 

 the lateral margin. Terminal segment concave above, and with the 

 lateral margins excavated, very nearly as wide at the straight poste- 

 rior as at the anterior margin. Antennae with the two terminal joints 

 (flagellum) short, together not as long as the antepenultimate joint ; 

 penultimate about one third the length of terminal joint. Inner (ter- 

 minal) joint of the uropoda m.inute, inserted upon the inner margin of 

 the longitudinal oblongpenultimate joint. Colour dark-brown in spirit ; 

 when dry the specimens are white. Length 1 inch, breadth \ inch. 



Hab. Cayenne. 



Specimens from Jamaica belonging to this species are in the British- 

 Museum collection. 



C affinis is very nearly allied to C. cubensis {Armadillo cubensis, 

 De Saussure, Mem. Soc. Phys. etHist. Nat. Geneve, xiv. (2) pi, 481, 

 pi. v. fig. 42, 1858), which, however, has the terminal segment 

 longer in proportion to its width, and the posterior margin of each 

 segment of the body is marked with a transverse groove, which is 

 reflexed and continued along the latero-inferior margin, and is strongly 

 marked on the anterior segments. A. cacahuamilpensis, Bilimek 

 (Verb, zool.-bot. Gesellsch. xvii. p. 907, 1867) from Mexico, which is 

 also, I believe, a Cubans, is distinguished by the great breadth of the 

 first segment of the body, &c. 



Another American species of this genus, in the British-Museum 

 collection, may be characterized as follows : — 



CuBARis GiGAs, sp. H. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 1.) 



Convex oblong-oval, nearly smooth, surface only very minutely 

 granulated, and with only obscure indications of larger tubercles on 

 each side of the middle line. Head transverse, with the anterior 

 margin straight, reflexed at a right angle (as seen in a lateral view) 

 with the upper surface of the head, and (as seen in a dorsal view) 

 also forming a right angle with the lateral margins ; antero-lateral 

 lobes wanting. First segment of the body very concave on the sides, 

 with the lateral margins strongly reflexed ; all the segments distinctly 



