ORIENTAL COLLEMBOLA. 115 



manuhrium related in length to the tlentes in the proportion of 

 26 : 29. The mucrones broad (fig. 61), armed witli three large 

 rounded terminal teeth, a lateral tooth on the outer side, and an 

 erect dorsal tooth with a spiniform tooth at its base. 



Coloration. — Tiie ground colour varying frOm a dirty cream- 

 colour to light yellow, with the f urcula and ventral tube paler, 

 A few small pui-ple-black mai-kings on the head between the eyes, 

 and around the bases of tlie antennje. A longitudinal stripe 

 of the same colour along the greater part of the length of the 

 last pair of femora. In two specimens the other femora were 

 similarly streaked. The eyes on a black patch on either aide of 

 the head. 



In specimens retaining their full complement of scales the 

 ground colour appears darker and inclined to a brownish tinge. 



Length vaiying from 3'5-5 mm. 



Five examples, taken among dry leaves and stones along the 

 edge of a jungle-stream at Maddathoi-ay, W. l)ase of W. Ghats, 

 Travancore, S. India {N. Annandale, November 18th, 1908). 



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In one example out of the five the upper claw of the feet was 



devoid of teeth, and in a second specimen thei'e was only a 



single tooth present. The mucrones, however, supply iiiuch more 



constant s^jecific characters. 



Genus CYPnoDERUS Nicolet, 



Cijphodeirus Nicolet, Rech. pour serv. a V\\\ht. des Podur., 

 Neuchatel, 1841, p. 63 {ad partem). 



(Jyphoderus Tullberg, " Fcirt. ofver Sv. Podur.", Ofvers, Kongl. 

 Yet.-Akad. Forhandl. xxvii. 1871, p. 150. 



Cyphoderus simulans, sp. n, (PI. XII. figs. 90, 91.) 



Omuino alhus. Ocelli nulli. Unguiadus superior tono magno ef 

 daobiis jjarvis dentibus instructus. Long. 1 mm. 



Head. — The eyes and post-antennal organs absent. 

 . Antennm. — Four-jointed, the joints related respectively in 

 length as 2 : 7 : 3 : 10; the terminal joint slender and tapering 

 distally. The length of the antenna is approximately half the 

 total length of the thorax and abdomen. 



Trunk. — Closely resembling C. alhlnus Nic. 



Legs. — All similar. The superior claw long, provided with 

 a very large basal tooth and two small distal teeth ; the inferior 

 claw bidentate at the apex, the ventral tooth being considerably 

 shorter than the dorsal ; a single very slightly curved tenent 

 hair (fig. 90). 



Farcula. — In length slightly exceeding the antenna?. The 

 vincrones (fig, 91) very long and slender, and when viewed 

 dorsally, quite straight ; the terminal and dorsal teeth similar to 

 those of C.alhinns. The manubrium and denies c\o{\\e(\ ventrally 



