Ohituary Notice of the late Dr R. Milne Murray. 215 



friend, and his simplicity and frankness, together with his 

 wide knowledge and keen common-sense, united to form a 

 personality outstanding among his brethren in Edinburgh. 



His last illness began in 1902, and for some time he 

 bravely fought on, but was obliged to go abroad, in the hope 

 of benefiting by a change of climate. Unfortunately no 

 improvement followed, and he returned to Edinburgh, and 

 died on February 14th. 



By his death the Medical School of Edinburgh has lost 

 one of its most prominent teachers and investigators, and the 

 medical profession a representative of its highest type, a 

 man devoted to science, with a most lovable personality, 

 universally trusted and respected. 



XVII r. Some S2)ri7ig-tails nev- to the British Fauna, nntli 

 DescriiJtion of a New Sj^ccies. By George H. Carpenter, 

 B.Sc, M.R.I.A.,and William Evans,F.R.S.E. [Plate IV.] 



(Read 25th April 1904.) 



A few years ago, in a paper on " The Collembola and 

 Thysanura of the Edinburgh District" (1899), we had the 

 satisfaction of recording seventeen species new to the British 

 fauna. Since the publication of that paper many specimens 

 of Spring-tails from various Scottish localities have been 

 examined by us. So far, our researches have resulted in the 

 discovery of three species hitherto unknown in Great Britain, 

 which we now have pleasure in placing on record. Two are 

 from the Edinburgh or " Forth " district, and one from the 

 " Tay " area. The number of species that have been taken 

 in the former area is thus raised to sixty-one. It is of 

 interest to note that one of those now recorded, namely, 

 Isotoma sexoculata, TuUb., was found on the shore, below 

 hi^h-water mark, under stones that are submerged for some 

 time daily during most tides. The habitats in which the 

 other species were found are also deserving of attention. 



The identification of the true Achorutes manuhrialis, Tullb., 

 from Perth (one of the present records), has shown us that 

 VOL. XV. Q 



