264 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
BRIEF RECORDS OF CHA TECHYLENE VESUVIANA, 
Newe., AND OTHER MYRIOPODS NEW TO THE 
BRITISH FAUNA. 
By Ricuarp 8. Baaenatu, F.L.S. 
(Hope Department of Zoology, University Museum, Oxford.) 
Some years ago Dr. Randell Jackson sent me a collection of 
Chilopods made by him at Sidmouth, in Devonshire, amongst 
which were four specimens of a large Geophilid. I recently. 
submitted these to Mr. Edw. Ellingsen, of Kragero, Norway, 
who reported that he had not seen the species before, suggesting 
that it- might be Chetechylene vesuviana. Prof. Verhoeff has 
since seen the specimen, and writes that they are undoubtedly 
that species. 
CH#TECHYLENE VESUVIANA (Newp.). 
Geophilus vesuvianus, Newport, Trans. Linn. Society, London, 
X1x. p. 485, 1844. 
The species is described fully by Latzel in his ‘ Die Myrio- 
poden Osterr.-Ungar. Monarchie’ on page 201, from which it 
will be seen that the species differs in many particulars from 
C. montana, Meinert. 
C. montana rarely exceeds 80 mm. in length by 1°4 mm. in 
breadth, whilst C. vesuviana measures up to 52 mm. by 2°5 mm. 
in breadth ; the former possesses 57 to 61 pairs of legs in the 
female and 55 to 59 in the male; and the latter 68 to 75 in the 
female, and 61 to 77 in the male. Other points to note in 
Latzel’s description are as follows :— 
C. VESUVIANA. C. MONTANA. 
Port anales duo, minimi. Spira- Port anales evanidr. Sprracula 
cula sat magna, rotunda. Pedes sat parva, rotunda.  Pedes 
anales... fenina tenues, maris anales . . . femina tenues, 
CYASSISSUML. maris imcrassatt. 
The species was originally described by Newport from the 
slopes of Vesuvius, and must apparently be classed in that group 
