natural, history

. ..~--------_)', \ ~I/Fig. I. Acladocricus wvlffi n. sp. Gonopods of the male. cephalic aspect.Fig. 2. Acladocricus ,,,"o/ffi n. sp. Posterior gonopod of male.Fig. J. Ac/adocricl/s ..... olffi n. sp. Anal scale and adjacent area.Fig. 4. Plalyrlwcus J...lludselli n. sp. Gonopod of male. lateral vie"'.I4Sternite of the anterior gonopods ""ith the usual long median tongue beyond thebase, its sides subparallel to the terminal tip. Proximal joint of anterior gonopodsdistally acute. much surpassed by the elongate telepodi te which considerably surpassesthe sternite. The slender blades of the posterior gonopods cuning evenlydisto-mesad. Cf. Figs. I and 2.Number of segments in the female 54.Width of male, 8 mm: of female, II mm.St.: L. 346, Guadalcanal, 3 miles W of Honiara. in and under dry rotten wood and~nder stones, 10 Oct. 1951 - I .). 2 If: the male designated the holotype.St.: L. 291, Guadalcanal. 15 miles SE of Honiara. in ram forest. 7 Oct. 1951 - malea;c.i females.Closely related to A. solomollu.I' Chamberlin. Aside from the gonopods. differingin being a much larger form composed of more numerous segments. Among otherdifferences in detail may be mentioned the interrupted rather than continuousmedian sulcus of the head.This species is named for Dr. TOR8EN WOLFF.209