150 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



THE DISTRIBUTION OF BRITISH ANNELIDS. 



By the Rev. Hilderic Friend, F.L.S., Fellow Royal 

 Microscopical Society. 



(Continued from p. 71.) 



35. Somerset. — Many years ago I was intimately acquainted 

 with a gentleman in Wigton, Cumberland, who took a genuine 

 interest in Nature Study. In July, 1891, a letter came to me 

 from his son, stating that he was sending me a consignment of 

 earthworms from Bath. Those in moss were dug out of clay 

 soil, the others being from debris. The worms thus received 

 from Mr. John Huddart included (1) L. terrestris, (2) L. rubellus, 

 Hoffm., (3) Allolobophora longa, Ude, (4) A. turgida, which I find 

 marked " variety, examine again," (5) Eisenia fbetida, or the 

 Brandling, (6) Dendrobcena subrubicunda, or the Gilt-tail, and 



(7) Allurus tetrcedrus. Later on I received (8) L. castaneus, (9) 

 Allolobophora trapezoides, which is closely allied to A. turgida, 

 and (10) Eisenia mucosa. Finally, in May, 1902, along with the 

 three species of Lumbricus already named, I bad the pleasure of 

 receiving (11) D. celtica (= mammalis), which, as far as I am 

 aware, completes the list, though it ought to be much longer. 

 Total number of species recorded, 11. 



36. Staffordshire. — Up to December, 1896, not a single 

 earthworm record for this county was known to me, and even 

 now the list is exceedingly meagre. In 1897-8 my own observa- 

 tions resulted in the discovery of seven species. During this 

 time, though I resided in the county, my time was too fully 

 occupied with other subjects to allow of an exhaustive survey. 

 The records were — (1) L. terrestris, (2) L. rubellus, (3) L. cas- 

 taneus, (4) A. longa, (5) A. chlorotica, (6) Octolasium profugum, 

 in my garden at Ocker Hill in plenty, and (7) Allurus tetrcedrus, 

 in damp places. On June 1st, 1910, I collected near Wordsley, 

 on the banks of Staffordshire and Worcestershire, and added 



(8) D. subrubicunda, and (9) A. caliginosa (which includes turgida 

 and trapezoides). In a dead tree near the Stour (10) D. constricta 



