120 KEV. ROBERT GODFREY 



In South Africa false-scorpions may be confideutlv 

 looked for in any natural piece of jLrround or bush and 

 even in stables aud orchards. They ran«4e from the tide 

 edge to the tojjs of the mountains and are found 'n all 

 kinds of situations. One species lives in the fissures of 

 the natural rock at high-water mark, Avhere it must some- 

 times be under the influence of the sea-spray; and it is 

 quite likely that here, as in Euro]>e. there are specie* 

 living between tide-marks and waiting to be discovered by 

 some enthusiast. 



^lany species live in the bush-country, some on the 

 ground among the dead leaves, others in the crevices of 

 l^he bark on trees, and at least three species are loun«l 

 closely attendant on man in stables and henhouses and 

 other out-buildings. Few stables of old standing are 

 destitute of these tenants; the accumulated litter of stable 

 refuse lying behind and beneath mangers is a much loved 

 haunt and the stones embedded in the stable floor often 

 harbour these creatures on their under-surfaces. 



As an attempt is being made to work out the disti'ibu- 

 tion of our South African species, this short article has 

 been written to induce readers to collect and to forward 

 specimens, either to myself or to Mr. John ITewitf! 

 Directory of the Albany ^fuseum. (Iraliamstown. The 

 specimens are best kept in alcohol in small tubes, and 

 should be sent in a box strong enough to pass m safety 

 through the Post Office. 



