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sent in the collection of the Museum of Natural History, 

 Belfast ; the rest in Mr. G. C. Hyndman's cabinet. It is, 

 perhaps, merely a variety of the last. 



\ididce. 

 Zulus Linn, terrestris Linn. Inhabiting moss under stones 

 and rotting bark of trees. — /* dubius. Pale brown, with a 

 tinge of purplish red : segments striated, a brown dorsal 

 line : the stigmata dark brown ; the 4 anterior and 4 pos- 

 terior rings without stigmata ; the extreme segment pointed. 

 Among rotting wood, not uncommon at Cranmore. — /. 

 punctatus Leach. Not very rare among rotting wood. — I. 

 pulchellus Leach. Very common in gardens, &c. : it de- 

 stroys bulbous and tuberous roots. It is the dreaded wire- 

 worm of gardeners and farmers. — /. pusillus Leach. I 

 met with one specimen under a slate, among the blanched 

 roots of grass. 



Polydesmidce. 

 Polydesmus Latr. complanatus. Common. 



Scolopendridce. 

 Lithobius Leach forficatus Linn. Very common. — L. va- 

 riegatus Leach. Not uncommon. — L. laevilabrum Leach. 

 Occasionally seen. — Cryptops Leach hortensis Leach. 

 Not uncommon among moss and rotting plants in fields. 



Geophilidce. 



Geophilus Leach subterraneus Shaw, Leach. Very common 

 in the garden at Cranmore. — G. maritimus Leach. I 

 found some specimens under stones at Bangor. — G. lon- 

 gicornis Leach. Under stones, &c. — G. electricus Linn. 

 Found in crevices of decaying trees in damp situations. 



^RACHNOFDA. 



PODOSCXMATA. 



Nymphonidce. 

 Nymphum grossipes Linn. ? Found among Confervae col- 

 lected about the Whitehead, Belfast Lough. The speci- 

 men is at present in the Belfast Museum. Dr. Drummond 

 found another species, April 1820 ; but, as I have not seen 

 it, I cannot refer it to its proper species. 



POLYMEROSO'MATA. 



Sir on ides. 

 Siro Lat. rubens Lat. Among moss, rare. 



