﻿The Myricqjods of the Forth Area. 



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Edinburgh and London, by Leach (2, etc.). Appears in 

 Carmichael's Scottish list (7) and Boyd's Clyde list (13), 

 but not in the Irish lists. Wide-ranging in Europe, but 

 not in Ellingsen's i^orwegian list. 



Local data. — Tordiiff, near Colinton, March, and Patlihead, south of 

 Dalkeith, Aug. 1900, ! P. ; Swanston Quarry, a few, April, and Glencorse, Pent- 

 lands, Aug. 1901 ; Blackford Hill, a dozen under stones, March 1905 ; 

 Rayelrig, one, April 1905; Archerfield, ad. ? in moss, Jan. 1905; Gilford, 

 April 1906 ; Dunbar, March, and Aberlady, April ; South Queeusferry, 

 one, under stone, March 1901, and Bo'ness, three, May ; Culross and 

 Kincardine-on-Forth, common under stones, April 1901, IP., !E.; Abbey 

 Craig, near Stirling, a few, Oct. 1901. 



lulus britannicus, Verhoeff. 



? lulus hiscus, Mein. {nec Latz.). 



This is another small species (length, 15-18 mm.), of a 

 yellowish slaty-grey colour, belonging to the section without 

 caudal process. It is" common in this district ; but is in a 

 great measure confined to the vicinity of the coast, where 

 I find it under stones in sandy places, and occasionally in 

 the nests of ants (Lashis Jlavus, etc.). Yerhoeff, relying on 

 Latzel's description of /. lusciis, Meinert, described it (8) as 

 different, his types being from south of England. It is by 

 no means certain, however, that Latzel had the true /. luscus 

 before him. I have submitted Forth specimens ( $ Culross, 

 ^ W. Wemyss) to Mr Ellingsen of Kragero, and he tells me 

 he can see no difference between them and what passes for 

 /. luscus^ Mein., in Xorway. It would thus appear that the 

 species is not confined to Britain, but occurs also in Denmark 

 and Scandinavia. It is what Pocock recorded (9) as /. luscus, 

 from Ireland (see also 11). In 1901 (125) I gave an instance 

 of its occurrence in this district, which is the only previous 

 Scottish record.^ 



Local data. — Aberlady, a number under pieces of wood on beach, Sept. 

 1896 and Sept. 1903; Port-Seton, one under leaves in wood, Oct. 1900, !P.; 

 Aberdour, common under stones at high-water mark, April 1901, !P. ; 

 Culross and Kincardine-on-Forth, common, April 1901, !P.; Xorth Queens- 



^ I have since recorded specimens brought from St Kilda by Mr James 

 AVaterston [Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 1906, p. 87). 



