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accordance with their known geographical distribution ; but we 

 think he must be in error when he says that " there is a larger 

 kind, which evidently belongs to the Elateridae" — (vol. ii., p. 245). 

 If so, it is the first "fire-fly" recorded out of tropical America, 

 with the exception of the remarkable genus Photophorus, which 

 comes from the New Hebrides, Fiji Islands, and New Caledonia. 

 He speaks of a bright scarlet glow-worm. If that is the colour of its 

 integuments and not of its light, it will be interesting, as probably 

 belonging to the Lycidae, many of which are brilliant red, the 

 family next the glow-worais (none of which are red), but of which 

 none have hitherto been met with that are luminous. 



After quoting so liberally from Mr Chapman's pages, we need 

 not occupy the time of the reader with further criticism on their 

 contents. We have sufficiently shewn our opinion of their merits, 

 and we heartily wish them all success. 



