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attacks, my attentiou had to be restricted to the sandy beaches aud 

 adjacent fresli water marshes. In this place, and at Marinella, 

 Phaleria reyi, Scarites Isevigatus, Saprinus maritimus, and Trachy- 

 scelis aphodioides were more or less abundant ; the tamarisks produced 

 insects similar to those found at Cagliari ; on the mud, about the 

 fresh water marshes, two species of Cicindela (flexuosa and littoralis), 

 Bledius spectabilis and unicornis, various Dyschirii, and TacJiys scv- 

 tellaris were in greater or less numbers ; the small streams harboured 

 many Hydrobins convexns and Agahns hrunneus ; the small flowering 

 plants on the sand attracted C/yf k s rhamni emd Clytanthns 'massiliensis, 

 both in profusion, and the Umbelliferse on the slopes, Stenopterus ater, 

 Tillus transversalis, and Anthaxia croesus and incidta, amongst others. 

 On the bare ground, amongst the spiny bushes, a Pimelia occurred 

 abundantly, and in a small cave on the cliffs near the Capo de Figari, 

 I was introduced by my companion to the lilind Curculionid, Troglor- 

 rhynchvs doderoi; Colaspidea o&^o/^^frt, too, was found freely, by sweeping, 

 in marshy places, as well as Sitoiies kirsntus and verecundus, a Bagous, 

 Nanophyes nifidulns, Triodonta raymondi, Anthicns 4-decoratus, &c. 



A long day's excursion to Terranova (about ten miles by train) 

 produced many species not seen elsewhere, the sandy bed and banks 

 of a partly dried up stream in that district harbouring a great variety 

 of insect life. The most noteworthy captures were as follows : — 

 Omopliron variegatvs, Lionychvs dnrmi, Bemhidlmn hiisteri and 

 laterale, Tachys qimdrisignatus, Philonthvs aJcyonens, Lathrohium 

 labile, Bledius verves, &c., in the sand ; and Bidessus bicarinatus, 

 Hydroporns flavipes and varius, Heviisphaira infima, Limnehins ob- 

 lorigns, Laccobius revelierei, Hydroscapha gyrinoides, &c., in the shallow 

 pools, mostly in abundance. Oherea ocidata was here beaten from 

 sallow ; a male of Pacliypns cs?siis, taken on the wing ; and a peculiar 

 little Hemipteron, Sigara leucocephala, captured in abundance in the 

 gravelly bed of a running stream (in which I happened to rest to 

 bathe), this insect, to my astonishment, jumping like a Halt lea. 



The above list includes only such insects as have at present been 

 identified, but it will give a fair idea of the beetle faima of the island. 

 From wliat I saw while travelling up and down Sardinia, there seemed 

 to be vastly more cultivation than in Corsica, especially of cereals, and 

 in places vines. What forest there was seemed to be almost entirely oak, 

 and not much of this could be seen, except in the mountains, though 

 about Macomer a large tract of open oak wood on stony ground was 

 passed through along the main line of railway. Thei'e are no Conifers, 

 except where planted, and no forests of beech, such as are to be found 



