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Xyloclepfes hispinns, &c. On the heath, Nanojihyes niger was to be 

 found, and on Cistus two species of Auletes — imhescens and 2>olihis. 

 The coprophagous beetles mostly in evidence were Scarahxus laticollis 

 and Sisyphus schsefferi, both common on the roads, where an occasional 

 Pimelia was sometimes seen. 



Leaving Aritzu on June 10th we proceeded by train to Sorgono, 

 intending to make our way across country to the main line of 

 railway to the north of Oristano (the west coast near Oristano looking 

 deceptively near from the range of moiuitains above Aritzu) ; but this 

 we found on arrival involved a fatiguing journey on rough roads, so 

 there was no help for it but to return again to Cagliari before going 

 northward. From this place excursions were made on May 29th and 

 30th — one, by driving along the coast westward for about ten miles, to 

 Orra, crossing the extensive estuary to some wooded slopes running 

 down to the sea ; the other eastward to the saltings near San Barto- 

 lomeo, the great pyramidal mounds of salt (a Grovernment monopoly), 

 being everywhere very conspicuous in these places. In the last 

 mentioned locality Syrdenns filiformis (an insect related to Pogonns) 

 and one or two Cicindelas abounded on the mud, and with them 

 occurred two local Anthici — doderoi and revelierei ; Fseudophytobms 

 acalloides (a peculiar Curculionid with strong saltatorial powers) was 

 swept in some numbers from the long grass ; Nephodes metaUescens 

 (an active winged Helopid), Sphxricus gihbioides (a very minute 

 Ptinid), Cardiophorus eleonorie. and ^dcerosus, &c., were taken on the 

 Umbelliferae and other flowers ; two Pimelias and an Erodins, were 

 occasionally seen on the ground ; and Cehrio sardous was captured on 

 the wing towards dusk. At Orra, various NanopJiyes, Coniatus, 

 Berginiis tamarisci, Stylosomtis tamaricis, &c., abounded on the tama- 

 risks ; AgapantJiia irrorata was not rare on the stems of Ferula ; 

 Nephodes, &c., were again met with on the Umbellifers ; and Scymmis 

 hiesenwetteri, Troglops brevis, Dasytes coendescens, Piimis spitzyi, Ceu- 

 thorrhynchus molitor and assimilis v. sardeanensis, Paris opiparis and 

 cceridescens, Pachytychius squamosus, &c., taken by sweeping. 



Leaving Cagliari on June 12th we took the train northward to 

 Grolfo Aranci, my friends having to return by the steamer that night 

 to Civita Vecchia. At Golfo Aranci I remained at the small railway 

 hotel till the 19th, a local native collector occasionally accompanying 

 me in my excursions. The country hereabouts is entirely uncultivated 

 and covered with bushes, amongst which many cattle are pastured ; 

 it proved to be so infested with ticks that after a time, to avoid their 



