of Forficula auricularia in the Scilly Islands. 331 
used only for grazing. The earwigs were found under stones on 
the turf on the S.W. part of the island and on the blown sand 
beach in the middle. They were much the same size as those on 
Bryher. 
St Mary’s.—In this, the largest island, much of the land is 
under cultivation and almost all the remainder is pasture. There 
is a good deal of bracken on the N.E. side. Almost all the likely 
spots were searched for earwigs, and they appeared to be most 
numerous in the following districts :— 
(i) Between Carn Morvel and the Coast Guard Signal Station, 
which is placed on the highest point, 165 ft., in the Scilly Islands. 
The walls of the pastures and turnip fields on the slopes up from 
Carn Morvel to the Signal Station were full of earwigs. 
_ (i) Newford Strand and Island. The Strand is a beach of 
blown sand followed by flat turf with a few houses. Harwigs were 
fairly plentiful under stones where sand and turf meet, as on Tean. 
Newford Island is connected with the Strand at low water. It is 
a small pasture walled round, and a certain number of earwigs 
were captured in the wall and under stones on the turf. 
(iii) Between Porth Hellick and Old Town. A few earwigs 
were found under stones on the sandy beach of Porth Hellick, the 
majority were captured in the walls of pastures by the road side. 
(iv) Porth Cressa. This bay is surrounded by gardens and 
pastures. The earwigs from all localities on St Mary’s included 
many “high” males, and the average size of body probably 
exceeds that of individuals from St Martin’s and Tresco Abbey. 
St Agnes and Gugh.—The latter is a turfy, uninhabited islet 
connected with St Agnes by a sandy beach save near high water, 
thus it may be regarded as part of St Agnes. Harwigs were found 
under stones on the sand and turf near their meeting point. 
St Agnes has many houses and is like St Mary’s in its cultivation. 
The walls of the pastures and root fields were fairly populated 
with earwigs, which were on the whole of about the same size 
as those from St Martin’s and therefore smaller than the St Mary’s 
individuals. 
Annet.—This island of 90 acres has no high land. It is un- 
inhabited. It is chiefly turf with much Armenia maritima. The 
north end is rocky and there are outcrops and stones lying about 
in many places. The whole of the soil is undermined by puffin 
burrows, for it is the regular breeding place of this bird in the 
Scilly Islands. Here no earwigs at all were found after prolonged 
searching by five persons. If there are any on Annet they are 
certainly in very small numbers. 
Rosevear.—This rocky islet, with the smaller Rosevean and 
Gorregan, forms an isolated group about two miles E. of the 
Bishop Rock. Mr C. J. King, of St Mary’s, informs me that when 
