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been obliged to add heros to the list of synonyms appertaining 

 to M. punctifrons. For these synonyms, see Haase, op. cit. p. 104. 



G-enus Orphx^tcs, Meinert, Nat. Tidsskr. 3. vii. p. 17. 



Orpheus brevilabtattjs, Newport, sp. (Plate XXIV. 

 figs. 2, 2 «.) 



Syn. Geophilus brevilabiatus, Newport, Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. 

 p. 436. 



Geophilus bilineatus, Peters, Beise Mossam., Ins. p. 531, 

 pi. xxiii. fig. 4. 



Orphnaeus livid us, Meinert, Nat. Tidsskr. 3. vii. p. 19. 



One female specimen from Sullivan Island. 



This specimen was kindly identified by Dr. Meinert with his 

 species Orplinceus lividus, but since it agrees in all respects with 

 the type specimen of Geophilus brevilabiatus (Newport), which 

 is preserved in the British Museum, there is no doubt that 

 Dr. Haase (op. cit. p. Ill) is perfectly correct in his supposition 

 that Dr. Meinert redescribed Geophilus brevilabiatus (Newport) 

 as Orplinceus lividus. 



To the list of synonyms made out by Dr. Haase for this species 

 may be added G. bilineatus (Peters). 



This species is very abundant in the Oriental Eegion. 



Genus Himajstaritjm, C. Kocli, Syst. Myr. p. 82 ; 

 Meinert, Nat. Tidsskr. 3. vii. p. 21. 



HiMAXTARirM rNDicuM, Meinert, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. xxiii. 

 p. 228. (Plate XXIY. figs. 3-3 b.) 



One male specimen from King Island, named by Dr. Meinert. 



The type of this species was taken at Kulu. 



Himastarium Meltterti, sp. nov. (Plate XXIY. figs. 1-1 b.) 



Length 85 mm. Body narrowed anteriorly and posteriorly. 

 Maxillary feet almost reaching the frontal margin ; smooth ; 

 sternum twice as wide as long; with anterior margin slightly 

 sinuate and unarmed ; basal segment unarmed ; claw strongly 

 curved and unarmed. 



Cephalic plate smooth, slightly wider than long ; posterior 

 margin almost straight ; not covering maxillary feet posteriorly. 



Basal plate a little narrower than the cephalic plate, four 

 times as wide as it is long. Pre-basal plate visible. 



Antennae long, at the base in contact, tapering towards the 

 apex ; hairy ; segments longer than wide ; ultimate segment 

 slightly longer than the penultimate. 



