Description of a New Species- of the Gemcs Japyx. 135 



stage, but I have met with the young in gardens when the ground is 

 being dug. In spite of their being eyeless these insects are ex- 

 tremely agile, being greatly helped, like most blind insects, by the 

 stiff setae of the body, which are doubtless sensitive to light. 



I propose to name this interesting insect after my colleague, 

 Dr. W. F. Purcell, who was the first to discover it. 



Length (adult) 16-22 mm. ; width li-3 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony (Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Knysna, 

 Mossel Bay). 



