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live near the base of the leaves of Cycas, concealed in silken tunnels, 

 woven by larvae and imago. Mr. Lucas beHeves that this is the only 

 instance known, (hat full grown images possess the power of spinning 

 webs with the mouth ; but the same fact is recorded long ago by P. 

 Huber (Mem. Soc. Physiq. Geneve, 1843, ^ol- ^^ P- 35"47) ^^^ other 

 observers for Fsoa/s. This faculty of spinning speaks for a relation- 

 ship of Embidse and Psocidse. 



Hab. Bengal, the type of 0. Saundersii ; Ji-ibbulpore, between 

 Bombay and Calcutta, end of July, 1S79, ^nd Calcutta, flying to the 

 light in the dining-room, by Wood-Mason. E. Latriellii is recorded from 

 Bombay, Mauritius Isl. and Madagascar ; from Borneo, near Tumbang- 

 Hiang, Sept., 1881, and from Telang, Dec, 1881. Both localities are in 

 the south eastern part of Borneo. The insects were collected by Mr. 

 Grabowsky. Both lots are in alcohol, and the specimens collected in 

 December have exactly the same colors as those collected in September ; 

 all are winged males, and apparently identical with E. Latreillii. Per- 

 haps the Calcutta specimens of O. Smindersii belong to the same species 

 (McLachl. Record, 1883, I"^., p. 259), nevertheless the statement "all 

 of the same uniform brown color," is rather suspicious. Mr. Corny, 1. c, 

 says that O. Saundersii is doing much mischief in Ascension Island \ it is 

 to be regretted that not more of the kind of mischief is recorded. 

 The distribution of the species is a wide one ; the habits of the species 

 are only recorded by Lucas. \\\ Jubbulpore Wood-Mason recorded them 

 running actively by dozens (all male larvse) on a bare and sandy spot, 

 beneath old bricks, or openly. A violent thunder storm prevented the 

 examination of the nest or tunnels inhabited by the insects. Mr. West- 

 wood, 1. c, p. 374, has seen a small apterous specimen of a dark brown 

 color with a fulcous head, collected by R. Templeton on the Island of 

 Mauritius. Probably it belongs to E. Latrei/lii. 



5. Oligotoma Michaeli. 



Embia spec. — Michael, Gardener's Chronicle, No. 157, vol. vi. (n. ser.) 

 December 30, 1876, p. 845, fig. 156, orchid root eaten; i. 157, Embia 

 magnified, antenna ; f. 158, details of the structure of Embia; follows a 

 notice by Mr. J. O. Westwood. 



McLachlan, Gard. Chronicle, in a following number. 



Oligotoma Michaeli McLachlan, Journal Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool., vol. 

 13. P- 373-3S4, Pl- xxi. 



