. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Notes on Myriaj>ocla. n Verhoeff (12) states in the passaoje we have quoted that various types of sternal j^lauds are preseut iu Geophilo- morphs. After removing the alimeiitarj'^ canal of a specimen of Geophilus carpophagus recently Icillecl in alcohol without discharging the " white glands/^ on opening the body-cavity along the mid-dorsal line, we have found that in addition to the groups of definite opaque " white glands," pyriforni in shape and apparently
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Notes on Myriaj>ocla. n Verhoeff (12) states in the passaoje we have quoted that various types of sternal j^lauds are preseut iu Geophilo- morphs. After removing the alimeiitarj'^ canal of a specimen of Geophilus carpophagus recently Icillecl in alcohol without discharging the " white glands/^ on opening the body-cavity along the mid-dorsal line, we have found that in addition to the groups of definite opaque " white glands," pyriforni in shape and apparently unicellular, which are not fii nily attached to the body-wall^ there appears to be a considerable mass of similar large transparent or semi-transparent glands. mf Transverse section near tlie middie of the Loily •''f GropJiilus carpophaf/us, (5, 47 pairs of legs, Darwen, August 1919, X 40. Some muscles omitted. A, alimentary canal ; mt, Malpighian tubules ; t, t, testes ; vd, vd, vasa deferentia; db, dorsal blood-vessel: nc, ventral nerve-cords ; fp, fat and pigment-cells ; mf, muscle-fibres ; /, /, legs ; </", glands (? mucin); (/', glands (Pprotoluciferiu). H. K. del. lying loosely and irregularly among the muscles of the ventral part of the body, and covered more or less completely by an association of fat and pigment* cells spread out among the connective tissue around them. Transverse sections (figs. 15 and 16) show the same thing. * In our thirteeutli paper, (2) p. 8, a specimen of G. carpopliayus [1339], collected by Mrs. Banyard, had what was described as a "tinny appearance "—perhaps that character was due to these Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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