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a bright, luminous speck,, with a trail of fainter ones, on the edge of a wood- 

 land path ; and grasping a handful of grass and earth from the spot, he took 

 it home and found the Centipede in it. On Sept. 30, 1903, in Donibristle 

 Grounds, near St David's, Fife, I found a specimen under a stone on a mossy 

 bank. In former years I have more than once seen its luminous trail in the 

 neighbourhood of Aberlady. 



Linotsenia maritima (Leach). 



Interest in this species centres in its habitat. On the 

 shores of the Firth of Forth, from which it has already been 

 recorded by me (12&), it is common under partly embedded 

 stones and rotting seaweed from high-water mark to a con- 

 siderable distance below it, but never, so far as I have seen, 

 beyond a point daily uncovered by the tide. Eecorded from 

 coast of Ireland, south of England, France, Denmark, and 

 Norway. 



Local data. — Shores of Firth of Forth at the following places: — Dalmeny, 

 a dozen under stone, buried in rotting seaweed^ March 1901, !P. ; near Aber- 

 dour, abundant, adult and young, from high-water mark to twenty yards 

 below it, April 1901; again in same locality, Oct. 1903; near Culross, a few 

 under rotten seaweed, April 1901 and May 1906; Avest of Charlestown, March 

 1905 ; east of Dysart, a few, April 1906 ; east of Dunbar, a few, Nov. 



Stigmatog-aster subterraneus (Leach). 



Himantariiun suhterraneum of Carndchael's list {1 ]. 



Will probably be found to be locally not uncommon in 

 gardens, though as yet I have obtained it from but one 

 locality. It is our largest Geophilid — one of my specimens 

 was 85 mm. (about 3J ins.) long and 2 mm. broad (in 

 middle) when alive — and lives, as its specific name implies, 

 hidden away amongst earth. Johnston (5) recorded it as 

 "rather rare" in Berwickshire; Boyd (13) has taken it in 

 the '' Clyde area " ; and Carmichael regards it as common 

 through south of Scotland. England, Ireland, and North 

 Europe, but not in Ellingsen's Norwegian list. 



Local data. — Dalkeith Park gardens, Dalkeith, three adult ? ? —75-85 

 mm.— 5th March (identification confirmed by Carpenter). I have to thank 

 Mr J. Whytock for these and some other Geophilids obtained when ground in 

 the gardens Avas being turned over preparatory to spring sowing. 



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