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which feed on roots, bulbs, and tubers of all kinds, and 



are therefore to be classed as pests. The two groups, 



which are indeed very distinct, zoologically speaking, may 



be distinguished by the fact that Millipedes have two 



pairs of legs on each segment of the body, while Centipedes 



have only one pair to each. The body in the latter, too, 



is considerably flattened, which is never the case in their 



vegetarian relatives. Several remedies against Millipedes 



are suggested in this useful paper, such as trapping by means 



of scooped-out pieces of beet or turnip, or the use of poisoned 



bits of potato, etc. Lime and soot, spread upon or dug into 



the soil, are also recommended. 



Harold Russell publishes 1 some "Notes on a Small 



Collection of Earthworms (Lumbricidae) from the Island of 



Islay." The specimens, collected in the month of August 



1913, were identified by the Rev. Hilderic Friend, and 



belong to the following eight species : Dendrobcena 



subrubicunda, Eisen ; Allolobophora loiiga, Ude ; A. caliginosa, 



Sav. ; Aporrectodea clilorotica, Sav. ; Octolasium studiosum, 



Rosa (=0. cyaneum, Sav.); Lumbricus nibcll/is, Hoffmeister; 



L. castaneus, Sav. ; and L. terrestris, Linn. It is always 



interesting to see records of island faunas, especially in 



groups like Earthworms, which have limited facilities for 



dispersion. 



1 Zoologist, April 1914, p. 155. 



