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Hispa, Casnonia (very nice sp.), Tracliys, Aphanisticus, Throscus 

 (very small sp.), Crepidodera, Thy amis, Saprinus, Phalacrus, Coccinella, 

 JEpilaclina?, Psammohius, Bryaxis, Mycetoporus, Antliocomus^ &c., &c , 

 constantly turning up in the net. Under fig-tree bark, besides 

 a fine grey Longicorn, I found plenty of Hypohorus, very like H. 

 Jictcs, accompanied by a CeryJon ? , and a thing not very unlike a 

 small Teredus. Lots of Coleoptern (as well as moths) came to the 

 lamp in the evening, chiefly small chafers allied to Serica, Elmis ? 

 (abundant), Trox, Harpahis, &c. In the pools along the bank of the 

 river I got a very nice little lot of small water-beetles, all I think, 

 with one exception, to be referred to European genera, the exception 

 being a black Volvulus ? in plenty ; the chief things being Qyrinus 

 (3 spp., one the smallest I had ever seen), Agahus, Hypliydrus?, 

 Hydroporus (many, some very minute), Hydrohius, Berosus, Cyclo- 

 notum, Hydroclius (swarms), Hydrcena, &c., also some interesting 

 water-bugs near Bannfra, Corixa, Plea, &c. Most of my best cap- 

 tures, however, were made under logs and stones, within a quarter of 

 a mile from where I was staying, close to the Railway Station ; on the 

 river bank I found Oodes?, Chlcsnius, ByscJ/irius, Stenolophus, Clivina, 

 etc., and in drier situations 4 spp. of Carenum (unfortunately the two 

 best, very fine green species, only singly), Poecilus, Harpahis (several), 

 a lot of a fine little Lucanid between Passnlus and Borcus, but, I 

 think, nearer the former, several Heteromera, a fine and very curious 

 black weevil near Otiorhynchus, &c., &c. In a nest of a large stinging 

 ant I got four or five of the finest Pselaphid (near Ctenistes) I have 

 ever seen ; this made me hope to meet with one or other of the 

 Paussidce, but they did not put in an appearance. In stercores, several 

 Onfhophayi of small size (one nearly ajac smile of 0. fauriis), a fine 

 blue Saprimis, &c. Hemiptera pretty numerous, including one or two 

 very fine forms. Hymenoptera only tolerably represented. I took the 

 finest JEsclma I ever saw down by the river (where I resorted to bathe 

 morning and evening), as well as some other interesting dragon 

 flies, &c. Biptera, including mosquitoes, most abundant and trouble- 

 some, but no great variety. 



I found the further I went away from the immediate neighbour- 

 hood of the river, the less there was to be had, so confined myself 

 almost entirely to its banks, going perhaps over an extent of four or 

 five miles only. Lots of natives, but all "tame," as the saying is here, 

 and apparently not at all bad fellows, though burdened with a minimum 

 of clothing. Altogether my stay at the Adelaide River was a very 

 enjoyable and, I think, a fairly successful one, and should we come 



