of trees, and such like places. I t is apparently the same as the
European species.
Cryptops, Leach.
C. h o r t e n s i s , Leach. A very thin Millepede, about two inches
or more in length, and red in colour ; very abundant in gardens on
the high land, where it is found in the earth, under stones, under
the bark of decaying tree-stumps, and similar damp localities.
Craspedosoma, Leach.
C. sp. ? A thick-built Millepede, about an inch or somewhat less
in length, and very abundant. I t is easily recognised by its peculiar and
disagreeable odour, and its habit of coiling itself into a small circular
roll. I t is of a dark reddish-brown colour, and almost white underneath.
The legs are very small and numerous. I t is pretty general
in the Island, and one of the most abundant insects on the high
land, where in moist localities it swarms, especially under old boxes
and decaying woodwork. In some of the houses situated in damp
places, like The Hermitage, this créature comes into the rooms at
night, and crawls about the floors in considerable numbers, causing
a very unpleasant sensation when crushed under foot. Mr. Walker
says of this species, that it “ differs from C. rawlinsii, and from C.
polydesmoides, of the Mauritius.”
Geophilus, Leach.
G . lo n g i c o r n i s .— A very long, thin Millepede, about two inches
or more in length, and of a pale colour, almost white. I t is somewhat
abundant, and is found on the high land in similar places as
Cryptops hortensis.
Fam. Julidæ.
Jülus, Linn.
J . p u lc h e l lu s , Leach.—The Wire Worm, well known as one of
the most destructive insects in the Island to all root-crops. I t is
very abundant.
Two species, larger and thicker than the common Wire
J . sp. ? I Worm, and found in all gardens on the high land. Mr.
J . sp. ? Walker says in reference to them — “ Perhaps not
European, though very like some of th at Continent.”
Mr. Spence Bate, E.R.S., has very kindly examined and named
my collection of Marine Crustacea; and Mr. Walker has done the
same with the land species, in conjunction with the insects. The
former includes two species, which are used as a substitute for lobsters,
and afford an excellent article of food, whether eaten plain,
curried, or in salad. The various Crabs, some four or five in number,
which occur along the rocky sea-coast, have yet to be investigated.
P oD O PH T H A LM IA .
O e d e e B rachytjra.
Varuna, Mine.. Ed.
*V . a t l a n t i c a , Spence Bate.—A pretty little bright-blue Crab,
of which I saw only one specimen, which was taken from the hull of
a ship anchored in the roadstead.
O e d e e A nomttra.
Hromia, Fab!
*D . v u l g a r i s , Mine. Ed.— The Sponge Crab, so greatly resembling
a piece of sponge that no difficulty exists in recognising
it. I t is only occasionally found; inhabits also the Mediterranean.
Pagurus, Fab.
* P . b e r n h a r d u s , Reaumur.—The Hermit Crab is occasionally
found washed up on the sea-shore, inhabiting some shell to which it
has no legal claim.
O e d e e M a c e t jea .
Scyllarus, Fab.
*S . l a t u s , Latr.—A large shell-fish, called “ The Stump.” I t is
caught in shallow water at 15 to 20 fathoms, in considerably large
quantities during the months of November to January, and sold
in the market at ?>d. or 4d. apiece. The mode of catching it is
with a trap made of four hoops and split bamboo, somewhat after
the plan of a gigantic mouse-trap, several feet in length, and 18 inches