y^o/fis on Mi/riapodn. 253 



CIV. — Xotes on Myrinpodn. — XVI. Soma Ohs^rvdl/'ons nn 

 yonu-udatiire. By IIir.OA K. Brade-Birks, .AI.Sc, M.M., 

 :;ii.B., L.Il.C.P., M.K.C.JS., ami the Rev. S. Graham 

 RKAnr-BiRKS. M.Sc. 



Iv .1 recent cnntiilnitiou t'» this Journal (i), in which 

 Mr. R. S. Ba^nall has (|(<,\lt ino^t a(lmiri\l)Iy with tie 

 synonymy of three Leachian species of Diplopodu, our 

 colleaqnc evidently has in viow the same ohjects which have 

 actuated us in preparing the ])rescnt paper — in the fir.^t placp, 

 tlio solution of some of the nomenclatural difficulties which 

 beset the patli of the modern st'idont of En;j;lish tnyriapodoloiry, 

 and then, again, the restoration of old specific names to their 

 rightful [>hico in our system of classification. 



Not long ago we cited (2) in tabular form the species 

 mentioned as English by Newport in his list of 184-4 (5) anrl 

 his catalogue of 1850 (6), adding some remarks of our own 

 about synonymy in the last column. On that occasion we 

 were doubtful about the validity of a number of names in 

 common use. Tiie specific designations we are about to 

 advocate in the present note are, with the exception of the 

 last, all to be found in the first column of the table to which 

 reference has just been made (2), and they are there prefixed 

 by the numbers which will now be set against them. 



Passing through London recently, we paid a visit to the 

 British Museum (Natural History), wdiere we were com teously 

 permitted to examine some of the types referred to in 

 Newport's list (5) and catalogue (6), as well as other dry 

 specimens of English " Myriapoda" dating back many years, 

 and named, therefore, no doul)t according to type. Subse- 

 quently, in the present note, we shall refer to certain of these 

 old and valuable specimens (some of which may quite well 

 be tyi es, even though they arc not labelled as such) as 

 "classical examples." 



As a result of our examination, we feel justilied in drawing 

 attention to several points conneeted with noinenclatnrc, and 

 we now advocate the use of the specific names which head 

 the following paragraphs. 



We take this opportunity of thanking ]\[r. A. S. Hirst, of 

 the Department of Zoology at Cromwell Ro;id, for facilitating 

 our examination of a small part uf the valuable collection of 

 sjiecimejis under his care. 



