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A LIST OF SOUTH AFEICAN LACEETILIA, OPHIDIA, AND 
BATEACHIA IN THE McGEEGOE MUSEUM, KIM- 
BEELEY; WITH FIELD-NOTES ON VAEIOUS SPECIES. 
By J. Hewitt and J. H. Power. 
(Eead August 21, 1912.) 
This paper is primarily intended as a contribution to our knowledge of 
the fauna indigenous to the Kimberley neighbourhood. 
The fauna of the district has no doubt been somewhat modified during 
the last few decades. Formerly the veld was dotted over with clumps of 
trees and had a park-like aspect, while in parts the bush was even thick. 
To-day, however, the Kimberley neighbourhood is comparatively bare, its 
trees having been extensively cut down by the early diggers. 
Probably as a result of denudation, the present-day indigenous fauna 
is rather small in comparison with that of other towns in South Africa. 
On the other hand, the occupation of man has served to introduce a new 
fauna, for along with the firewood brought into Kimberley from various 
parts of the line through Bechuanaland to Ehodesia, there has been 
accidentally introduced a number of sub-tropical species which are not 
indigenous to the district. The foreign species have been clearly indi- 
cated as such on our lists. 
We have also added some field-notes on the habits of the various 
species, hoping that such data, apart from their intrinsic interest, may 
throw some Hght on the question of the evolution of species through 
habitudinal or physiological isolation. 
The Kimberley Museum has also much material from other parts of 
.South Africa, including an exceptionally fine collection of reptiles brought 
back by Miss Wilman from her trip in Gordonia made in company with 
Miss D. Bleek in October and November of last year. Miss H: Lennox 
accompanied the expedition, which was conducted by Mr. G. St. L. 
Lennox, of Upington. 
The party left Upington early in October, but as the weather was at 
£rst unusually cold no reptiles were seen till Gousis, on the Molopo Eiver, 
