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depression with a single, anterior, circular, porous tract and 
a transversely elongate, double or single posterior tract. 
Anal somite; tergite narrowed posteriorly and not covering the 
pleurae; plewrae moderately inflated, hairy, distinctly and closely 
porous above and beneath in front, the lower surface posteriorly 
“and externally without pores; sternite longitudinally oblong, 
with median depression, prosternal plates distinct; /egs (in 9) 
very thick and shorter than those of the preceding somite, com- 
posed of six segments, the apical segment very small and conical, 
sometimes furnished with an exceedingly minute claw; gene- 
rative legs composed of two segments. 
Legs long and terminated by a strong claw. 
No. of pairs of legs 81. Total length up to 69 mm. 
Two male specimens from Moulmein. Collected by Mr. E. 
W. Oates. 
When writing a report upon the Myriopoda of the Mergui 
Archipelago, I sent some of the Chilopoda to Dr. Meinert of 
Copenhagen, who very kindly examined and named them for me. 
One specimen was identified by this author as Himantarium 
indicum, a species which he himself had characterised upon an 
example from Kooloo, belonging to the Museum at Cambridge, 
Massachusetts. 
At that time I had not long begun the study of Myriopoda 
and consequently could not take upon myself to call in que- 
stion the correctness of Dr. Meinert’s opinion. But since then, 
having more material to work upon and having carefully com- 
pared specimens specifically identical with the individual from 
Mergui with the description of H. indicum, I have convinced 
myself that Dr. Meinert fell into error in identifying my spe- 
cimen as that species. I have consequently taken this opportunity 
of correcting the mistake, and have described Mr. Oates’ spe- 
cimens as the types of a new species. 
It differs from H. indicum in that the anal pleurae are porous 
and the anal legs not longer than those of the preceding somite. 
Moreover, I can not be sure that H. indicum belongs to this 
genus or to Himantarium. This species may be separated from 
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