Rev. S. Graham BracTe-Birim)?* Mynapoda, 211 



amazed at tlic nninborof Woodlice, Myriapo'ls, Mollusk^, and 

 other small noctiiriKil animals which the cxcfptiona! meteoro- 

 logical coiKlitions had brou^-lit out at mid-day. The stones 

 on tlie ' screes/ the wot faces of the rocks, and tree-truid<=!, 

 absolutely swarmed with them. I sat down before a slopin,:^ 

 rock about two yards square and tried to count the Woodlice, 

 etc., but had to <;ive up tho task. The rock-Pace was almost 

 covered with tiny Lichens, Moss, and Liverwort, amongst 

 which I counted fourteen fine examples of the beautiful 

 Schizophjllum sahulosum slowly meandoring, reniindinf^ me 

 strongly of young Blindworms {Anguis fnigiUs) in tiicir 

 coloration and movements. Watching these very closely 

 through a lens I found that they were feeding on the Liver- 

 wort. ... In tho same space I also noted five Glomeris 

 marginata ; seven Tacligpodolalus niger. . . ." 



Economic Standpoint and Future Investigation. 



It was evidently realized long ago that a knowledge of the 

 wandering of millipedes might be of some importance to the 

 economic zoologist, for Miss Ormerod (1895), p. 81, says " it 

 seems to me we need special investigation as to the possi- 

 bilities of migration." 



Facts which have come to the writer's notice, and just 

 recorded above, throw some light upon the subject, and he 

 hopes that further progress towards a solution of the problems 

 involved may be made by tho co-operation of other workers 

 during 1922. The pursuit of other researches have, so far, 

 made it impossible to devote the time it would require to a 

 full investigation of the matter. 



It would be advantageous to have observations nightly — 

 say, one hour after sunset — on measured stretches of road, 

 and to have records made of the numbers of millipedes 

 collected, their species, sex, and ontogenetic stage; thus each 

 specimen should be preserved for examination and identifica- 

 tion, and the number of pairs of legs should be counted and 

 each animal measured. Weather conditions should also be 

 taken into account. 



It would also be a good thing if it could be definitely deter- 

 mined whether individuals travel any great distance. 



The Occurrence of Stosatea italic a (Latzel). 



I had taken this animal sparingly in the Vicarage garden 

 at Wye in 1920. In 1921 Mr. Bagnall found it in consider- 

 able numbers among decaying vegetable matter on the 



