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Phale7-ia allied to or identical with our Phaleria longula, but they were 

 of a dark variety, black or brown above, with occasionally one showing a 

 clay-coloured elytral border. Atuhonus was found commonly under a 

 drift log, this being the genus described from Southern Florida under the 

 name GofWfioitis, Leconte. Artipus was extremely common in the brush, 

 and may be found injurious in the Bahamas, as it has of late in Florida — 

 its omnivorous habits rendering it a foe to many different plants. 



It is only a few hours' run from Harbour Island to Spanish Wells, at 

 the northern end of Eleuthera, so when some of the party came on deck 

 next morning they were not surprised to find the vessel skimming along 

 the rocky coast of that island, which, from its size and wooded surface, 

 seemed to offer the most favourable conditions for collecting insects of any 

 of the Bahamas that we had seen. About sixty miles in length, though 

 very narrow, this island supports a larger population than most of its 

 neighbours, and is said to be particularly adapted to the cultivation of 

 the pineapple, while oranges, bananas and sapodillas are raised in some 

 quantity. There are also large cocoanut groves on the beaches, the nuts 

 being exported in greater or less numbers. 



Here were found the first specimens of tiger-beetles that we had seen 

 on the islands, two species, Cicindela niarginata and C. tortuosa, being 

 taken, the former the more commonly. It was rather too warm in the 

 sunshine to make chasing them a particularly agreeable task, so a few 

 examples were made to fill our wants. Of Carabidse we took, or pur- 

 chased, specimens of a Scarites, which, though probably subterraneiis, is 

 smaller than any of these that we have seen elsewhere, Plochiomis palletis 

 and Apenes opaca. The same Staphylinidre and Coccinellidce were cap- 

 tured as already given for Harbour Island, while in some of the succeeding 

 families Eleuthera seemed much richer. A large Pyrophorus was com- 

 mon in the cocoanut groves, the lights gleaming for a moment and then 

 disappearing in a way very provoking to one not familiar with the ground, 

 and likely at any moment to run into a tree or fall over a log in the chase 

 in the dark. The native children, however, were glad to catch them for 

 us at the rate of a half-penny each, and in this way a good series was 

 obtained with little trouble. The Buprestidas were represented by 

 Acniceodera cubcecohi, Duval, and Gyascutus carolinensis, Horn ; the 

 Ptinidse by species of Hemiptychus, Catorama and Sifioxylon, while 

 Longicorns were numerous in specimens, though not many species were 



