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lineatus and can find no reasonable grounds for thinking that 
they belong to different species. Moreover, there is nothing, so 
far as I can see, in the description of O. brasiliensis to justify 
Dr. Meinert in separating this form from O. lividus, which 
Dr. Haase has shown to be synonymous with Brevi/abiatus. 
The species appears to be common in Burma. Specimens 
were obtained by Sig. L. Fea at Teinzò, Bhamò, Mandalay, 
Minhla, at Palon (Pegu) and Meetan on the Houngdarau River 
(Tenasserim) ; and by Mr. Oates at Rangoon and S. Tenasserim. 
Genus Hlimantarium 
The two species included here under this genus, do not fall 
within the limits that Dr. Latzel has defined for it. I think, 
however, that it is wiser, until more be known about the 
Geophilidae, to employ the term in a wide sense, so that it 
may embrace such forms as daevipes and subterraneum (which 
have been designated Stigmatogaster), gestri, gabrielis, rugu- 
losum, etc. 
Both the species recorded in this paper differ from Himanta- 
rium, as typified by gabrielis , in that the spiracular sclerites 
are in contact with the tergites. 
29. Himantarium meinertii, Pocock. 
Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. XXI, p. 289, pl. XXIV, fig. 1. 
Recorded originally from Sullivan Island, in the Mergui 
Archipelago. 
Mr. Oates took several specimens of this fine species on Great 
Cocos Island (Andamans), Reef Island (Tavoy) and at Moulmein; 
and Sig. L. Fea obtained a splendid series at Palon. 
I am glad to be able to supplement my original description 
by a few observations from this series obtained at Palon. 
The largest specimen measures 130 mm. in length and has. 
128 pairs of legs. 
The prebasal plate is not always visible. 
