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Hymencea. Anime contains lizards of the g.enus Hemidactylus^ 

 shells of the genus Cydostoma, 155 genera of insects, plants of 

 the genera Mimosa, Shorea, and Hemicyclia, and occasionally 

 drops of water. ■ 



The following new species of insects are described and 

 figured: — Osoriiis bnmniconiis {Co]eop. Staph.); Temnoderma 

 testacea (Coleop. Pselaph.) ; Mecynocanthus unicolor, Ctenicerus 

 eximius, and Elater Wallesii (Coleop. Elater.) ; Tlllus 9-macu- 

 latus, and Stigmatium bifasciatum (Coleop. Cler.) ; Brenthus 

 nasalis, and Eumorphns casta7ieus (Coleop.); Calotelea aurantia, 

 and Calyoza staphyl'moides (Hymenop. Proctot.) ; Enicocepha- 

 lus nasalis (Hemip. Reduv.) ; and Cercopis Strong li, (Hemip.) 



1 1 . Description of Cucullia Solidaginis, together with its Larva. :] 

 By James Francis Stephens, Esq. P.E.S., F.L. S. &c. 



The imago has the anterior wings fusco-cinereous, varied 

 with whitish, the usual stigmata are very distinct, and have 

 a double blackish margin; the interior margin, and a streak at 

 the anal angle, black: the larva is long, slender, naked, and 

 pale apple-green coloured, with a row of reddish lunules on 

 each side above the stigmata, and a chain of diamond-shaped 

 reddish blotches down the back : its anterior part is capable of 

 great attenuation and extension, after the manner of a leech ; 

 it feeds on the blossoms of the Golden Rod (Solidago virgaurea) 

 in September, and the imago appears the following June. 



12. Notice of the Coleopterous Insects observed in the Scilly 

 Islands in Jidy and August ^ 1836. By Frederick Holme, 

 Esq. M.A., M.E.S. 



Cicindela campestris ; 26 Carabites, and amongst them Ca- 

 lathus fuscus ; Hygrotus inaequalis and affinis, Laccophilus 

 interruptus ; Cercyon 5 species, Sphseridium 3, Phosphuga 

 atrata, Simplocaria semistriata, Hister 2, Onthopbagus 2, 

 Typhffius vulgaris, Geotrupes 7, Aphodius 7, i551gialia globosa, 

 Serica brunnea, Melolontha vulgaris, Amphimalla solstitialis, 

 Phyllopertha hordeola, Cetonia aurata, Ptilinus pectinicornis, 

 Leiophlaeus nubilus, Otiorynchus 5, Strophosomus cognatus, 

 Apion hffimatodes, Thyamis tabida, Macrocnema marcida in 

 plenty on Euphorbise and two others, Phaedon Polygoni, 



