

(hamberlin: geophiloidea of the southeastern states. 421 



pleurosternal suture; palpus triarticulate, the femur produced at 

 distal internal angle and also with smaller processes at distal external 

 angle. 



Coxosternum of prehensorial feet without chitinous lines. Pre- 

 hensorial feet large, much exposed from above, the articles denticulate 

 within. Basal plate trapeziform, strongly narrowed cephalad. 



Ventral pores absent. 



Last ventral plate wide. Coxopleural pores small, few. 



Anal pores present, distinct. 



Anal legs unarmed with claws; with seven joints distad of coxo- 

 pleura, the ultimate very small. 



Type. Watophilus alabamae, sp. nov. 



Watophilis alabamae, sp. nov. 



Body but little attenuated cephalad, very strongly attenuated 

 caudad of middle. 



Caudally yellow, the anterior portion more brownish, fulvous; 

 head and prosternum with prehensorial feet darker, light chestnut; 

 antennae pale brownish, lighter distad. 



Head longer than wide in ratio 3:2, nearly; of about equal breadth 

 anteriorly and posteriorly or a little narrower caudad ; anterior margin 

 with each lateral portion, straight, the two meeting at median line 

 in a very obtuse angle, the anterolateral angles rounded; sides at 

 middle straight and subparallel, a little converging caudad and 

 cephalad; provided with a few scattered bristles subdefinitely ar- 

 ranged (Plate 1, fig. 7). Basal plate trapeziform, about \ as long as 

 the cephalic plate, not quite three times wider than long. Prebasal 

 plate not exposed. 



Labrum having each lateral piece with but few (mostly about 3 or 4) 

 large spinescent processes from margin; the median piece with about 

 10 small spines, its free face covered with long seriately arranged 

 bristles. Lappets of first maxillae very lorfg. 



Antennae short, somewhat attenuated; articles compactly disposed, 

 all short; the ultimate about equal in length to the two preceding 

 taken together; very sparsely hirsute, the hairs of distal articles 

 becoming more numerous and smaller; mostly but about l| as long 

 as the cephalic plate. 



Prosternum almost exactly equal in length and breadth; anterior 

 mesial margin substraight, but little excised; chitinous lines absent. 

 First joint of prehensorial feet long, rather narrow, its outer length 



