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Body cylindrical, i in margin ate, above dark brown, 

 glabrous, au obsolete, dorsal, whitish, slightly im- 

 pressed, acute line; segments each with a white dot 

 on either side above, and a larger transversely oblong 

 lateral one, which is gradually more completely bi- 

 sected on the posterior segments into two distinct 

 dots, which on the terminal segments resemble the 

 dorsal ones, ultimate one abruptly narrower than 

 the preceding and truncated, anterior segments at- 

 tenuated to the head, which is wider than the ante- 

 rior one, anterior segment as long as the second and 

 third ones conjunctly ; spiracles somewhat promi- 

 nent ; eyes very distinctly granulated, sub triangular, 

 black ; head dark-brown, labrum white. 



Inhabits the same situations, and is similar in gene- 

 ral form to the preceding species, but is less common 

 and rather smaller. The dots, spots and lines are 

 for the most part slightly impressed. 



3. J. *annulatus. Body with numerous, elevated ? 

 obtuse lines, of which four are above the stigmata ; 

 ultimate segment glabrous, unarmed. 



Inhabits the southern States. 



My Cabinet. 



Body cylindrical, immarginate, above brownish 

 with a slight tint of red, immaculate, beneath yellow- 

 ish white ; segments each with about fifteen elevated 

 obtuse lines, of which four are equal dorsal, a pyri- 

 form, larger, oblique one. on the stigmata, and about 

 ten decreasing in size to the feet, anterior segment 



