- MESOPOTAMIAN AND PERSIAN MYRIAPODS, 167: 
A sketch of the male gonapods (fig. 3) is added to show the development of 
the secondary ramus. Attems states that this ramus is formed of two laminz, 
a fact which could not be ascertained. 
Amara; XII, 1917; 2, I, 1918, “under fallen palm branches” ; III, 1918. 
PERSIA. 
PACHYMERIUM cCaAuCcasicuM Attems, 1903. 
One male specimen with 47 ee of legs. 
Resht ; IJ, 1919. 
LITHOBIUS BUXTONI, nl. sp. 
d: length about 10 mill. 
Colour drab. Head-plate with black margins and a black median spot. Main 
tergites with black lateral and posterior edges and a black dorso-median line. 
Mouth-pieces and_ ventral surface pale yellow. Anterior legs pale becoming 
gradually fuscate backwards and from the apex towards the base, the last legs 
being entirely dark coloured. 
The cephalic plate as well as the anterior main tergites have their marginal 
pad entire; this is interrupted mesially on the 7th tergite only. Posterior 
margin of the 8th, 10th and 15th tergites scarcely or feebly emarginate ; poste- 
rior margin of the 12th and 14th tergites decidedly excised, the posterior angles 
being acute and somewhat raised. Tergites 9, 11 and 13 with moderately 
produced, but sharp angles. Surface of all the tergites strongly rugose and 
showing oblique, irregular longitudinal furrows. 
Ocelli few, 1++3, 2, 2. Antennz long, 37-40 jointed. 
Coxosternum of maxillipedes with the produced anterior margin armed with 
2+2 small teeth; no deere! spines could be detected,. 
Coxal pores 3, 2, 2, 2, small, rounded. 
Spine armature of legs of 
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Ist pair eal Mid co 
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itt paie 0.074 Mp. a Pp a « 
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et pais OOF \ TPs. 2 Pi ap. 
6s Och) 9 Ms arte. ~ STS 
Sth tpair 0. 0. ponip.- spas Pp 
OGe sites genie. 2 oT: 
4 ~ On70re SMP Se Ps. a PB or ) With an occasional p below 
oreee tase pat oo m. am.am. ™ |the 4th joint on P. 10. 
12th pair eee eae ee PR 
oo mp. am. am 
: Oo. 0. amp. @ Pp. @ P- ¢ accidentally a dorsal m is 
sou pair om. amp. am am ae on the 4th joint. 
oO. 0. amp. a p. a Pp. 
om. amp. am. m. 
0. Oo. amp. Lil Oey eo Ob ys. GRIDS) Oba iirs 
15th pair ease eee Ps i ee ee eS 
om. amp. am. m. oO.m. amp. amp. m. 
15th pair without coxolateral spine ; claw double. No special sexual structure 
on 14th or 15th pair. 
The female is unknown. 
Resht : IT, 1919. 
