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Show 51 third of body region or al lunto the twentieth with two complete longitudinal furrows; the teeth of presternal plate distinctly separated, 4 to 5 on each side, dentate plate as long as broad; 5 to 7 basal articles of the antennae naked; one beginning at the seventeenth tergite; the twenty-first tergite furrow; .the twentieth pair of legs without tarsal spines Scolopendra laeta Coxo-pleurae with process conspicuously, exceeding the caudal end of sternite; dorsum uniformly colored or only the posterior borders of all the tergites dark green; prefemur of the last legs two and half to more times as long as broad, dorsally rounded, armed within one to two spines. a. The spines on the prefemur of the last legs, including the one-pointed corner spine, of giant size; sternites never furrowed; four basal articles of the antennae naked. Scolopendra spinosissima b. The spines of the last legs at most moderately large to small, corner spine with one to more points; sternite two-furrowed; six basal articles of antennae margination at most with complete median . 24. • . . • . • naked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......•. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . Scolopendra subspinipes. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25 Scolopendra subspinipes gastroforeola 25a. Sternites with 25b. 26 Sternites without a pit. .,. Coxo-pleurae three-pointed, rarely upon one side, two-pointed; prefemur of the last legs ventrally with 2 to 3 spines; the twentieth pair of legs without tarsal spines; longitudinal furrows of sternites shallow, not extending to the posterior border; head and first tergite rust red, contrasting sharply with the olive brown Scolopendra subspinipes multidens dorsum; tergites margined from the second on Coxo-pleurae mostly 2, rarely 1 or 2-pointed; prefemur ventrally with 1. or 2 27 spines; the legs of the twentieth with one tarsal spine. Head and first tergite not essentially differently colored from the rest of the dorsum; tergites brown, olive or yellowish-brown with dark green posterior borders; sternites with furrows complete, those of the 16th to 19th sternites often shallow. Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Head and first tergite yellowish-red, set off sharply against the rest of the 26a. a pit •....•...•.......... . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... 26b. 27a. . 27b. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dorsum which is dark green; second to nineteenth sternites with two furrows which do not completely extend to the posterior border. . . 1881 Two . • . . . . • . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans Family Cryptopidae Kohlrausch 1881 Cryptopsii Kohlrausch, Arch. Naturg. Vol. 47, p. 53. subfamilies, two genera, five species with two varieties are represented in the Philip pine Islands. Subfamily Scolopocryptopinae Pocock 1896 Scolopocryptopidae + Newporttidae Pocock, Biol, Centro Amer. Chilop. p. 28, 29. One genus with one species and two varieties were found in collection from Philippine Is lands. 1886 5. Genus Otocryptops Haase (Nec Newport), Vidensk Meddel, Vol. Meinert Scolocryptops Generotype: Otocryptops rubiginosus 36-38, p. 112. Koch 10. Otocryptops melanostomus melanostomus Newport 1845 Scolopocryptops melanostoma Newport Locality: Philippines: Luzon. No specimen was found in this collection. 11. Otocryptops melanostomus valens Chamberlin 1920 Otocryptops melanostomus val ens Chamberlin, Annals & Mag. Nat. Hist. Sere p. 50. 9, Vol. 7, |
