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new and rare British Diplopods. 177 
underside, described by Latzel in 1884.in an appendix to 
Preudhomme de Borre’s “* Note sur les Julides de la Belgique ” 
(‘ Comptes Rendus dela Société Entomologique de Belgique’). 
Latzel figures the male organs. 
I first discovered this species in a limited area in tlhe 
grounds below Lincolme Drive, Torquay, October 1918, 
where it occurred in moderate numbers in dampish vegetable 
detritus chiefly consisting of dead bracken and coniferous 
needles. Only two males were secured, but, a month later, 
my friend Mr. J. Williams Vaughan collected me a further 
supply, which included a larger proportion of males. 
-First British record. 
Cylindroiulus nitidus (Verh.). 
Other than some of the original Staffordshire specimens, 
which my good friend Mr. 8. G. Biade-Birks was good 
enough to send me, I have not seen male examples, and the 
following records refer to the female sex only. 
STAFFORDSHIRE, Charnet Valley, near Froghail, and 
Lincotnsuire, Marlaxton, August 1918 (J. C. Varty- 
Smith). 
Tsobates sp. 
In the spring of this year I collected large numbers of a 
species very like Jsobutes varicornis, but lighter in colour, 
noticeably more slender and very much move rapid in its 
movements, being the most active Protoiulid I have observed. 
It is of a pale yellowish-brown colour, with large black 
lateral spots. Ouly one male, which awaits examination, 
was secured. 
Kent, Leeds Castle, under elder-bark, 29. i. 21; and 
Herts, near Welwyn, under beech-bark, 1. iv. 21. 
Mastigonodesmus bone, Brélemann. 
Whilst going through some tubes of MJacrosternodesmus, I 
picked out a broken example which could be separated as 
apparently different by the naked eye. Thinking it might 
be asmall example of Ophiodesmus, I examined 1t closely, 
and found that it agreed in every particular with specimens of 
the above species kindly presented to me by Brolemann, 
Unfortunately the single specimen was only a female, but, 
after comparison with specimens of J. boncit, I have uo 
hesitation whatever in referring it to that species. 
DuruHaM, Gibside, with AZ. palicola, 
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