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on the Seychelles aiul Mascarene islands, India, and Malay Arcliipelago, 



as far as New Caledonia, Fiji Islands, and the New Hebrides, has 



furnished one of the strongest arjinnieiits for the former existonee of 



the hyi)othetical continent Lemuria. The males can hardly fly, and the 



females not at all. 



Jly^[EXorT^:^A. 



J'<>li.st<s sp,, EuiiieneH sp., Apis mcllifica, Xf/h>copa sp.. Megachile sp., 

 Lami sp., SphegidiVj two species, and Pimpla sp., all from Mahe Island. 



irOMOPTERA. 



A species of Cicada, very much resembling- Tetlifiia oriii, from Europe, 

 but smaller. 



COLEOJ'TEh'A. 



Only three or four species of Coleoptera were known from the 

 Seychelles as late as the year 181)1, but in that year Doctor I-'airmaire 

 recorded tifteeu species, collected by Pere Philibert. 



From March to May, 1892, ]\Ir. Charles Alluaud nuide a thorough 

 search for the insects generally, and Coleo])tera in particular. Of this 

 latter order he collected about one hundred and tiftj' species, and 

 remarks that these islands, considering their ])lace under the ec^uator 

 and being abundanily covered with woods, are the poorest in insects of 

 any in the world. He also considers the relation to the Indo-^Malaj^an 

 fauna and favors the probable existence of the continent Lemuria. 

 Doctor Abbott collected the following seven species, one of Avhich seems 

 to have escaped description : 



1. AGRYPNUS INSULARIS, Fairmaire. 

 Aijri/pniin iii.siilaris, Faikm.vikk, Bull. Soc. Eut. Fiauce, LX, 1S91, p. 70. 



This species which was collected in six exami)les on the Main'' Island 

 by Doctor Abbott is peculiar to the Seychelles, and, although the genus 

 is well represented in Africa, its nearest allied species known is from 

 the Philippine Islands. Another species of the genus, A. fiiscipefi, Fab- 

 ricius, also occurs here and extends to continental Africa and the East 

 Indies. 



2. PARASTASIA COQUERELI, Fairmaire. 



I'draslasia ctxjitcre'i, Faik.maire, Aim. 8oc. Eiit. Fraucc, 4 ncv., IX, 18G9, p. 789. 



The most interesting species of the lot, belonging to a genus from the 

 Indo-Malayan region. Doctor Abbott collected one example on the 

 Mahc Island, where Doctor Fairmaire's type also was obtained. 



3. ADORETUS UMBROSUS, Fabricius. 

 Mcloloiitlia umhromi, F.visuicilTs, Ent. Sysl., I, Pt. 2. p. 1G9. 



This species is recorded from Uourbon, He de France, Senegal, Java, 

 Sumatra, and Philippine Islands. One example was collected on Mahe 

 Island and another one on (Uorioso Island. 



