4 Myr, 
MYRIOPODA. 
destroyed them by thousands on the rails, and were absolutely impeded 
in their progress by the creatures, requiring sand to be strewed before 
their driving wheels could work [as in America, with Doryphora 10- 
lineata]. Observations are also made on the swarming of other species. 
See also another account in Ent. Nachr. iv. p. 315 (quoting MT. Yer. 
Pest for July, 1878). 
Palwojulus dyadiczis, Geiaitz, is part of a fern, Scolecopterh elcyaus, 
Zenk. ; Sterzel, Z. geol. Ges. xxx. p. 417, & JB. f. Mineral. 1878, 
pp. 729- 731 (Geiuitz disputes this, 1. c, p. 731). 
Polyxenus fa^ciculatus, Say, and Pauropiis (? liuxleyi^ Lubbock), re- 
corded from Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, with notes on habits ; J. A. 
Ryder, Am. Nat. xii. p. 557. A prior notice of the latter species, pro- 
bably P. lubbocki, Packard, and the common occurrence of the former, 
, both near Salem, Mass., recorded by A. S. Packard, /. c. p. 558 (editorial 
note). 
Neiv species : — 
Zephronki larvalis^ p. 301, Torres Straits, atrlsparsa, p. 302, A. G. 
Butler, Tr. E. Soc. 1878. 
Sphcerotherkim cmsaum, p. 299, lamprinum, p. 300, and reticulatum^ 
p. 301, Madagascar, angulatum^ p. 299, Queensland, id. I, c. 
Polydesmus funzagoi, Fedrezzi, op. cit. xi. p. 107 (= edentuliis, Fanz., 
nee Koch) ; P. cruentatus, Koch, 1. c. p. 795, Japan. 
Oxyurus flavo-limbatus^ Koch, ibid.., Japan. 
Euryuriis pallipes, id. 1. c. p. 796, Japan. 
Spirostreptus annalatus, p. 163, locality unknown, cephalotes, p. 164, 
plumaceus, p. 167, semiglobosus, p. 172, fasciatus, p. 173, Zanzibar, 
setosus, p. bi-nodifer, p. 116, Natal, intricatus, p. \66, cameroonensis, 
p. 176, Cameroons, sulcatus, p. 168, St. Thome, costatus, p. 169, clavatus, 
p. 170, rutilans, p. 171, ragifer, p. 172, and Umis, p. 174, Africa, semi- 
cylindricus, p. 176, ? Africa, clathratus, p. 177, Montevideo, rostratus, 
p. 178, Porto Gabello, segmentatas, p. 179, Philippine Islands, Yoges, 1. c. 
lulus octo-formis, p. 161, Hildesheim, cornutus, Hamburg, and lividus, 
Gottingen, p. 162, id. 1. c. ; I. ciliatus, p. 96, Rovereto, roseus, p. 98, Non 
Yalley, Fedrezzi, Ann. Soc. Mod. (2) xi. ; I. telluster (foss.), S. H. Scud- 
der, Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. iv. p. 776, Green River Shales, Wyoming. 
Blaniulus pallidas, Fedrezzi, 1. c. p. 101, St, Michele. 
Spirobolus ligulutus, p. 180, Lagos, rugosus, p. 181, Rangoon, fulcatus, 
p. 182, Zanzibar, tegulatus, p. 183, West Africa, hamatus and holosericus, 
p. 184, unisulcatus, p. 186, Jiavo -punctata s and auratas, p. 187, and cupu- 
lifer, p. 188, Philippines, obtaso-spinosus, p. 189, Ceylon, fasciculatus, 
p. 190, Australia, brevicollis, p. 191, Mexico, Yoges, 1. c. 
