Genus Scytonotus 
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Scytonotus virginicus : Hoffman, 1950a:220; 19626:247, fig. 5. West, 
1953:123-176, figs. 1-41. Chamberlin and Hoffman, 1958:73. 
Type specimens — Juvenile male holotype (MCZ) and one juve- 
nile male paratype (NMNH) collected by H. F. and E. M. Loomis, 
13 July 1937, at Thornton Gap, Page/Rapahannock counties, Vir- 
ginia. 
Diagnosis — Teeth on medial lamina narrowly segregated; distal 
lamina with two teeth; lateral lamina relatively short, terminating 
well short of midlength of endomerite (Figs. 23-24.). 
Ecology — Expected in moist litter anywhere within the known 
range, hardwood detritus being more likely than pine. 
Distribution — The Blue Ridge Province of Virginia from War- 
ren to Bedford counties including Shenandoah National Park (Fig. 
30). Specimens were examined as follows: 
VIRGINIA: Warren Co., Shenandoah Natl. Pk., N end of Sky- 
line Dr., MM, FF, 24 September 1945, collector unknown (NMNH). 
Page/Rapahannock cos., Thornton Gap, off US hwy. 211, Shenandoah 
Nat. Pk., M, 29 March 1949, R. L. Hoffman (VNMH) TYPE LO- 
CALITY. Albemarle Co., Sugar Hollow, 6 mi. (9.6 km) W Whitehall, 
6M, 10F, juv., 21 March and 9 April 1949, R. L. Hoffman (VMNH). 
Nelson Co., 4 mi (6.4 km) S Afton, Humpback Mtn. M, F, 14 
October 1948, R. L. Hoffman (VMNH). Botetourt Co., 2 mi (3.2 
km) E Arcadia, jet. VA hwys. 59 and 782, F, 6 March 1976, R. 
L. Hoffman (VMNH); and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) E Arcadia, along North 
Cr., 2M, 2F, 13 October 1973, R. L. Hoffman (VMNH). Bedford 
Co., Flat Top Mtn., 4M, 5F, 15 April 1951, L. Hubricht (VMNH); 
and Peaks of Otter, M, 15 October 1955, R. L. Hoffman (NMNH). 
Scytonotus virginicus michauxi Hoffman, new status 
Figs. 25-26 
Scytonotus granulatus (nec Say): Chamberlin, 1940:56. Wray, 1950:150; 
1967:150. 
Scytonotus virginicus (nec Loomis): Wray, 1950:150; 1967:150. 
Scytonotus michauxi Hoffman, 19626:247-249, fig. 6. 
Type specimens — Male holotype and one male paratype (NMNH) 
collected by L. Hubricht, 26 June 1950, on Roan Mountain, Carter 
County, Tennessee. 
Diagnosis — Teeth on medial lamina widely separated; distal lamina 
with three teeth; lateral lamina relatively long, extending well be- 
yond midlength of endomerite (Figs. 25-26). 
Ecology — Same as for the nominate subspecies. 
Distribution — The Blue Ridge Province of North Carolina and 
Tennessee from the Virginia state line to the Great Smoky Moun- 
tains (Fig. 30). Specimens were examined as follows: 
