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3rd Order, GrEOPHlLOMORPHA. 30 to 1G1 (or possibly more) 

 pairs of legs. 



Eyes, absent. 



Antennae, 14 segments. 



This order consists of long-, thin, worm-like centipedes ; 

 some species are at times luminous ; they are divided into 

 several families, and individuals reach 130 mm. in length. 



Order Scolopendromorpha. 

 Family Scolopendridte. 



4. Scolopendra subsjrinipes, Leach. Common Centipede of S. E. 



Asia. 



Localities. Of this species I got several specimens in Penang 

 both from near sea-level (Sepoy Lines) and from the hill 

 (" Crag "), one in Singapore, one in Johore Bahru, one in Bangkok, 

 and one received from Sourabaya, Java : it also occurs in 

 Sumatra and Flores, and is found (possibly introduced) in tropical 

 Africa and in the West Indies. 



Colour. Most individuals I have seen were bright reddish 

 brown, but the Johore specimen (mentioned above) and one 

 from Penang Hill were purplish-black above, pale reddish- 

 brown below and had reddish antennas and legs. 



Size. The red and the black individuals seem to attain equal 

 dimensions, the largest I have measured was in length (exclusive 

 of antennae and hind-legs) 1G6 mm. or 6^ in. 



5. Scolopendra de haanii, Brandt. De Haan's Centipede. 



This may be only a variety of S. subspinipes from which it 

 differs in the absence of spines from the under surface of the 

 anal femora. 



Localities. I got several specimens from the hills of 

 Penang, at about 2300 feet elevation ; one from Batu Gajah, 

 Perak ; four from Kulim, Kedah ; and about thirty from 

 the following places in Siam — Bangkok, Ko-si-chang, Chanta- 

 boon, Kabin and Muok Sek, in the Dong Phay Phai : it also oc- 

 curs in the Mergui Archipelago, Java and Sumatra. 



Colour (from life.) Above rich reddish-brown, antennae 

 paler reddish-brown ; legs pale yellow, distally dark reddish- 



