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Oainjlhaueri., Reitt. ?, one, under bark. Nnlaxftus plehcjux, Kiist., the same habitat, 

 common. Ilelopa, ?, n. sp., one, also under bark. Authicun Jlorallx, F., common, 

 in debris. lirac/it/cerun, n. sp , one, out of debris. Chrysumnla menthastri, Sufi'r., 

 one under a stone. 



Early tlie next mornino:, .Tanuary 29tli, we left for Tamid, which 

 is about five miles further east at the head of the gulf, and is the old 

 Nicomedia, capital of f^ithyuia, and residence of the Roman Em- 

 perors. Now it is a di!a|)idat(>d town, more than half its houses 

 empty and in ruins, and with a population of about 1000. It stands 

 on the side of a hill looking; south, and is picturesque in its decay. 

 The eastern shore of the gulf is practically occupied by the delta of 

 the Kiles Dcrcsi river, the hills retreating inland, and leaving a large 

 area of swamp and pasture land, drained by this river, which arises 

 behind the lofty Gink Dagh mountain, flows through a fine valley 

 and dischiirges by several mouths through swamps and marshes into 

 the gulf. This was a very different day from the preceding, a biting 

 N.E. wind, drizzling with rain ofl^" and on, and being wet through from 

 wading in the swamps, made collecting far from pleasant, especially 

 as it consisted solely in the examination of heaps of debris largely 

 composed of stems of Phrnf/mitis, of which there were plenty. Here 

 is the list : — 



Bembidion Chaudoiri, Clid., var. Tachys hcBmorrhoidalis, Dej., common ; T. 

 bisulcatus, Nic., a few. Pogonu.^ reticulatii.i, Schaum, P. punctulatus, Dej., rare. 

 Agonum nuinidicum, Lac, not uncommon. Dichirotrichus ohsoletus, Tie]., common. 

 Stenolophux teutonu.i, Sclir., common. Amblystomun /epantinus, Reitt., one or two. 

 Dromius sigmo, Rossi, one or two. Pracliynu.i p.wpJi-ia, Dej., and its variety 

 plagiatu.i, Reiche. Falagria nigra, Grav., common. Conurus pedicularius, Grav., 

 one or two. Dolicaon biguttulus, Lac, one example. Achenitim tenellum, Er., not 

 uncommon. Paderus fuscipe.s. Curt., common. Stenus melanopus, Marsh., not 

 uncommon ; S. affaber, v. callidus, Eaudi, S. crassus, Steph., <S. circularis, Grav., 

 S. nanus, Steph., more abundant. Trogophloiun cortioinus, Grav., a few. Crypto- 

 bium fractirorne, Payk., a few. Olophrum puncticolle, Epp., one specimen. 

 Bryaxis paludosa, Peyr., and B. Schiippeli, Aube, not uncommon. Rybaxis san- 

 guinea, L., sparingly. Pselaphus Heisei, Ilerbst, a single specimen, under a stone 

 in pasture land. Cyrtoscydmu.i pusillus, Miill., and Scydmrenus tarsatu.i, Miill., 

 sparingly. Stilbun obloniju.i, Er., not uncommon. Tehnatophilus ScMnherri, GyW., 

 a few. Arlhrolip.'i regularis, Reitt., not unconmion. Psammwcus bipunctatus, F., 

 Dermestes ttndulatus, Brahni, Throscus obtu.nis, Curt., not uncommon. Anthicus 

 minutus, Laf., and A. humilis. Germ., both common. Pachnephorus canus, Weise, 

 and P. villosus, Duft., one or two of eacli. Chrysomela Sahlbergi, Men., one ex- 

 ample. Haltica tamarici.'s, Schr., a few. Bulcea Lichatschovi, v. salina, Weise, 

 one specimen. Ilyperaspis reppensis, Herbst, and Scyvmus biguttatun, Muls., a few. 



I am much indebted to MM. Fauvel and Reitter for many of 

 the determinations. 



Aden : November 21th, 1902. 



