The and Oentipedes of the Douglas Lake Region Verne Gowe Aug 19 1933 The Xillipedes the various 2nd localities in ord9r to get a general idea of the distribution of the millipedss ID: 853899
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1 The Millipedes and Oentipedes of the
The Millipedes and Oentipedes of the Douglas Lake Region Verne Gowe Aug 19, 1933 The Xillipedes the various 2nd localities in ord9r to get a general idea of the distribution of the millipedss and centipedes. The charte inclcded rill give e. general i8ea. of the distribution of the species found. The various localities listed mere used as collecting areas but once with the exception of Grapevine point and Fairy island. I collected species frm the latter places three times each and they proved to be the best collecting areas. A more c~reful the material mpy yield addi
2 tional species. ;men collecting no ver
tional species. ;men collecting no very heavy concenzrptior, of any snecies was founa. The heaviest concentratim %as of Lithobius on i3og isl~nd in Lq%e Lichiga~. UnCar one lcfrge board thsre were approxim~tely trjenty or mors. An ,.tccq-r- 2te count could ma2e bec~use all mere not c~ught. Spirob~lus xas fo.;nd to be r~thor heavily concentrated tke berch drift Tn Fairy isl~~d. There xsre also a good ma.ny Polydes~us found i~ the ssrne beach drift ~ith the Spirobolus. para julus ITas found widely sce ttered. The other gsnera centioned
3 were also quite ~idely scattered. Th
were also quite ~idely scattered. The types of habit~ts collected in vbried from the net m~rshy lands to the dry pasture lanes. Both extrezes .:?re very poor collecting qreas. The dry lands yield& an occssion~,l Lithobius or P3raj-~lus. The m~rshy 1 ~,et lands 2roduccP no sp2cies. Gr~~evine point is a g93d exmiple of dry a.nd ret collecting areas. Soae f0rtr.s uere foilnd in t3e Seec3 Grift. A little .f-crther b~ck in the moods ae9r the xster edge ?here it v.-~.s quite \mist thsre were very few to be found. Furthtr into tke wooes pZd up
4 the killsi2e sC2re ~5ist-cre condit
the killsi2e sC2re ~5ist-cre conditigns xsre good but the l~nd rrs 30t tc3 m3is -, ber of legs as the adult. They m?re white and 7mm. long. On July 31gt a numk2r of young Lithobius aer2 collected. They msre 4-5 mm long. From this it would appear thet at least Lithobius and Gsogbilus may be breeding in the egrly part of Jl~ly and the Poung hetch in tfrs later pert of July or the first of August. I hope to get 'more deta on this next summer. gpirobul-.m of various sizes mere f ov.nd moulting 3n Fairy Island. mile working with the collection
5 I found the lower intestizle of the
I found the lower intestizle of the Spirobulas to 59 rather hsavily infested with nematodes. Practically ell Spirob~~lus 5x?mined coatrined nematodes. The Rhigansma and Thelastoma zre the most comon. Then examinkng the contents of a red-bscked sal- auander tBs reasins of a Lithobius were found in the stomach. I believe iiillipedes migrate considerq.ble. I have noticed a number of milligedes cremling across either dry ssnd, wet ?xsch, or over leaves in the :=rests. 3r. st~tes tk~t he h?s seen SpiroSulus ia nwbsrs on tke skores of Lanc~ster lake e
6 srly in the morning. One Spirobulus S
srly in the morning. One Spirobulus SES in lt33s3 zeLQ 102s ~53ut ei~ht iiickes %elm the surfzcs. iTo ?-;id leave; v. ers present aa8 t3e Spirobulus -;;?s coiled in its ch~.rect bristic -z5xer. Fror t?? v 3rX this sc,nniEr tke inc'ticrtlons are t??t tke type of cover suck :s C~rdvoc5s or conife~s 57s s �groS 6221 t~ Eo rith the presence of the n,illip;des an?. c?iltig~ii~.~. The obszrv~tic~ tkis suulmsr confirni the genor2l iE2a thrt zillipeBes feed on i%ceyee leaves ~nd wood, while cent- ip5des frzd on li-:ing ~nimal
7 matter. The indications ere t3at the
matter. The indications ere t3at the cent- incr??s Creed in early July en? the p,ggs hztc?~ tk? latter p2rt or in the early kdguat. no �o*br~-tims ~sr5 wde of th sillipe.3~~~ b~39ding katits. 3tzdents of t?e invsrtsbrste class re?orteS seeing Spir~b~:Tus copulzting 3n the be?& of D3~izl~s Lske ?bsut August 4tk 3r 5th. ne �reeding �?bits of' all forms no doubt t-p-ry e grl~t deal 8x3 it is my 55- 2ebits ~.s xell 2s fsedisg Labits are corLteapl?tsd. a S--llil~~~' 3 ~Ork has opene2 a fisld of many possibilities.