470 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



the present moment (Nov. 6th), yet in the spring they are there 

 under the stones in hundreds. 



The most recent addition to our knowledge is the occurrence 

 of Trichoniscus stebbingii at Glasgow. 



It should be added that in the moulting process the tendons 

 and the chitinous lining of the mid-gut are also shed with the 

 rest of the coat. I am not sure whether the lining of the mid- 

 gut is shed whole or not ; I believe it breaks up in small pieces 

 inside the animal, and is passed out with other waste material, 

 or even a portion is digested and then re-secreted. Perhaps 

 some reader can enlighten me ? 



