1 [January, 



Seven specimens, all in a very bad state of preservation. These were 

 acquired by the British Museum in 1845, and have thus remained for 

 70 years unnamed. One only of them has the testaceous post-basal 

 patch on the elytra extending obliquely forwards on each side of the 

 suture to the base. This insect resembles the N. American H. bifasci- 

 ahis and the Japanese H. dux, differing from the former in the much 

 smoother, less densely punctate upper and under- surfaces, and from 

 the latter in its smaller size, less ample prothorax, etc. 



NOTES OF A VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA, CEYLON, AND THE 



MALAY ARCHIPELAGO, JULY— NOVEMBER, 1914. 



BY F. A. DXXEY, M.A., M.D., P.E.S. 



Gibraltar was reached on July 7th. Very few insects were seen; a 

 hot walk up the slopes at the back of the town resulted only in the 

 captm'e of Ganoris rapae Linn., J ; '*- wasp, Polistes cjallicus Linn., 

 ? ; and a bee, Halictus sp., $ . Culias edusa Fabr. was seen, but not 

 taken. The Alameda, or public garden, displayed a wealth of brilliant 

 flowers: oleanders, Hibiscus, Ipomoea, Plumbago, and tree-geraniums. 

 Here, however, no butterflies were observed except a few more speci- 

 mens of G. rapae, and the only other insect secured was the fine long- 

 waisted wasp, Sceliphron spinifex Linn., $ . Some members of the 

 landing party encountered one of the monkeys that inhabit the rock. 

 The unfortunate animal was being stoned by a number of men from 

 the town. Our friends interfered, and the monkey made his escape. 



In the Suez Canal, on July 16th, Danaida chrysippus Tiiun. was 

 observed flying close to the ship ; and in the Red Sea, on the following 

 day, a rather worn Pyrameis cardui Linn, came on board. 



The next entomological event of the voyage took place on July 

 19th, in the (lulf of Aden. Here a swarm of locusts invaded us at 

 about 8 p.m., dispersing themselves over the decks, thronging the 

 gangways, making their way into the state rooms, and causing much 

 annoyance by clinging to the clothes and hair of the passengers. 

 Members of this aerial raid continued for some days afterwards to 

 turn up in the most unexpected (quarters. The species was Schistocerca 

 peregrina Oliv. It is a beautiful insect, creamy pink in colour, with 

 the forewings prettily mottled. The exjjanse of wing in an average 

 specimen is fully five inches. It may be noted that those specimens 



