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and in the size and distribution of the integumentary 
papillae they agree closely with the original description 
of Horst (’10). I have previously recorded P. lorentzi 
from the Arfak mountains in western New Guinea on 
the basis of specimens sent me many years ago by Fred- 
erick Muir (Brues ’21). These western individuals ap- 
pear to approach P. stresemanni in having 23 pairs of 
legs in all three female specimens. They are now in the 
collections of the Museum of Comparative Zoology to- 
gether with those more recently obtained by Dr. Dar- 
lington. The accompanying outline map shows the pres- 
ent known distribution of the Papuan Paraperipatus. 1 
Fig. 1. Map showing the distribution of Paraperipatus in the Papuan 
area. 1, P. ceramensis (Ceram) ; 2 , P. stresemanni (Ceram) ; 3, P. Tceien- 
sis (Great Key Island) ; 4, P. papuensis (New Guinea) ; 5, P. leopoldi 
(New Guinea) ; 6, P. vanheurni (New Guinea) ; 7, P. lorentzi (New Guinea) •; 
8, P. novce-britannice (New Britain). 
It is clear that they occur very generally throughout the 
area, but the scarcity of records and paucity of specimens 
indicates that they are by no means abundant. In New 
Guinea they seem to be restricted to high altitudes, al- 
though this is not true of the neighboring smaller islands. 
Taxonomic References to Paraperipatus 
Bouvier, E. L. 1914. Un nouveau Paraperipatus de Ceram. Bull. Mus. 
Hist. Nat., Paris, vol. 20, pp. 222-226. 
Brongermsa, L. D. 1932. Suppression of the Name Paraperipatus leo- 
poldi Leloup. Entom. Ber. s ’Gravenhage, vol. 9, pp. 410-411. 
Brues, C. T. 1921. On Paraperipatus lorentzi Horst and other Species 
of the Genus from New Guinea and Ceram. Psyche, vol. 28, pp. 50-53, 
1 pi. 
i The type locality of P. schidtzei Heymons is too vaguely indicated to 
place it on the map with full assurance. 
