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Brazit (Without more definite locality). 
? Schendylurus brasilianus (Silvestri). Adenoschendyla imperfossa 
(Brélemann). Mecistauchenius micronyx Brélemann. (?) New- 
portia viridis (Gervais). Otocryptops ferrugineus (Linné). Oto- 
cryptops melanostomus (Newport). ‘Trematophycus longipes (New- 
port). Scolopendra polymorpha Wood.  Scolopendra alternans 
Leach. Cupipes brasiliensis (Humbert and Saussure). Lithobius 
forficatus (Linné). 
It seems scarcely necessary to point out the pronounced dominance 
of the Scolopendroidea in the Brazilian chilopod fauna and the prac- 
tically complete absence of the Lithobiomorpha, so abundant in the 
Northern Hemisphere. It is probable, however, that a fair representa- 
tion of the Henicopidae will later be found to occur. In the Geo- 
philoidea the Schendylidae are manifestly dominant, the Oryidae 
coming next; while the Geophilidae proper are at present known with 
certainty to be represented by but two species, one of which is 
here first recorded and described. 
SCOLOPENDROIDEA. 
CRYPTOPIDAE. 
Of this family, five genera (Cryptops, Mimops, heretofore known 
only from China, Newportia, Otocryptops, and Scolopocryptops) 
are represented in the Brazilian fauna, this being about half of the 
total number. 
Cryptors Leach. 
Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 1814, 11, p. 384. 
Key to Species. 
a. Tarsi of all legs distinctly biarticulate; last ventral plate with 
scattered dark spicules or spinous points which also cover the 
CONOPICUIEAE? ives dvi ncet Pius. wears C. theringt Brélemann. 
aa. Tarsi of only last two pairs of legs distinctly biarticulate; last 
ventral plate and coxopleurae not armed with spicules. 
b. Second dorsal plate distinctly bisuleate; anterior margin of 
prosternum nearly straight............ C. heathi, sp. nov. 
bb. Second dorsal plate without sulci; anterior margin of pro- 
sternum distinctly biarcuate....... C. galatheae Meinert. 
