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Gophllus carpophagrus, Leach {sodalis, Mein., condylogasln; Lat/..). 



Great Sui^'^ar-loaf inoiiiitain. 



Also coniinoii all over Kurope. About as larj^e, or rather lar^^er, 

 than the prececliii}^, with shorter anal le^^s and anteniUL-, and of a 

 deeper chestnut colour. Easily to be reco^^niised from all its allies 

 by the ball-and-socket method of articulation of the anterior 

 sterna. 



LInotdsnia crassipes, C. Koch. 



Kin sale. 



A widely-distributed, but not very common species. Usually 

 attracts attention owing to its nocturnal phosphorescence. 



L. maritfma, Leach. 



Portmarnock, co. Dublin (beneath stones at low-water). 



This species is one of the two interesting forms of British 

 Geophilidic which are found beneath stones below tide. In England 

 it has been obtained on the coast of Cornwall and Devon. It has 

 also been recorded from St. Malo and Denmark. 



Stigmatograstcr sutotcrrancus (Leach.) 



Dublin ; Dingle. 



Common in the British islands and N. Europe, but replaced in 

 S. Europe by a distinct form, S. gracilis (Mein.) Distinguished from 

 all the British Geophilidse by its large and coarsely-porous anal 

 pleurae. 



DIPLOPODA. 



(MILLIPEDES.) 



FAMILY POLYXENID^. 



Polyxenus iagrurus (Linn.) 

 Phoenix Park, Dublin. 

 Abundant in N. Europe upon wooden fences, etc. 



FAMILY GLOME RID^. 



Clomcris marginata (Villers.) 



Ballinderry (Co. Antrim) ; Rostrevor ; Howth ; Leixlip ; Kells, 

 Co. Meath ;"Woodenbridge, Glen of the Downs (Co. Wicklow) 

 Castletown Berehaven ; Killarney ; Glengariff; Kylemore (Conne- 

 mara) ; Bundoran. 



The only species of the genus known in the British islands. It 

 is also common in most parts of Europe. In the southern parts 

 of the Continent an immense number of "colour-species" of the 

 genus are found. Immature specimens of this species often show 

 signs of the spotting which is so characteristic of the more 

 southern representatives of the genus. 



FAMILY POLYDESMID^. 



Polydesmus complanatus (Linn.) 



Kylemore (Connemara). ^ , , 



Common throughout Europe and the British isles. In England 

 occurs under bark, planks, etc. ; very rarely under stones. 



P. g^allicus, Latz. ^1 -rr 



Armagh; Mullingar; Lismore; Castletown Berehaven; Glenganff. 



The discovery of this species is extremely interesting, inasmuch 



as it is new to the British Isles. It was recorded originally from 



Normandy, and is almost certainly identical with a form named 



coriaceus from the Azores. 



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