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172 SCOLOPOCRYPTOPS, Newp.

In this species the superior spine of the lateral anal appendages is very minute, and occasionally present only on one side. The color varies from milk-white to a dark reddish orange. The lighter shades are found in those individuals which have recently shed their skins. The color given in the diagnosis may be considered as that which characterizes the species, being the one to which it finally attains. The inferior surfaces of the posterior