4 THE BNTOJIOLOGIST. 



depressed below the base, strongly convex posteriorly, finely ano 

 closely punctured ; abdomen rufous. Length, 12 mill. 



Head about as long as broad, impnnctate, transversely groovec 

 between the eyes, the latter rather small, frontal elevations distinct* li 

 trigonate, clypeus strongly convex, triangular, palpi with the penultih 

 mate joint thickened; antennae long and slender, black, the lowens 

 three joints fulvous. Thorax slightly wider than long, the basaia\i 

 portion strongly narrowed, its sides straight, but rather strongly ano 

 suddenly widened towards the apex, the disc with a transverse sulcun 

 at the middle, which is deeply impressed at the sides but shallo^^ 

 at the centre, the surface entirely impunctate. Scutellum blackl( 

 Elytra metallic greenish or blue, deeply transversely depressed belo^\ 

 the base, the depression bounded at the sides by a longitudinal ridge'e 

 the punctures more strongly marked within the cavity and at the side 3 

 than at the rest of the disc. Legs black ; abdomen reddish-fulvouag 

 the last segment in the male, incised at each side, the median loboi 

 excavated, not broader than long, the corresponding segment in thu' 

 female entire, obtusely rounded. 



Hah. Owgarra, New Guinea (A. S. Meek). 



THE INSECTS OF THE NORTH CORNISH COAST.. 



By a. E. Gibes, F.L.S. j 



Those who have read Mr. Baring Gould's novel * In the Roar 

 of the Sea' will be familiar with the name of Polzeath, the little 

 hamlet on the River Camel, where the heroine of the story lived.. 

 From a perusal of this interesting work of fiction can be gainedc 

 an idea of the wild and rocky nature of the coast-line which guards' 

 the land from the fury of the Atlantic breakers. Nestling at the 

 head of a sandy cove called Hayle Bay, at the foot of hills which 

 shield it from the fury of the winter storms, Polzeath in summer 

 is a delightful spot at which to spend a holiday. To the north- 

 west, at the mouth of the river, rises the mighty headland ol 

 Pentire, while on the other side of the water the steep cliffs oi 

 the Stepper are seen, and beyond them is the fine promontory oi 

 Trevose, crowned with a lighthouse. A building estate is being 

 laid out on the cliffs at Pentireglaze, where half a dozen con* 

 venient houses have been erected. Polzeath is a veritable 

 naturalist's paradise, miles away from the nearest station, and 

 here, during the summer of 1905, I settled for a few weeks' 

 insect hunting. The South-Western express from Waterlo«( 

 landed us at Wadebridge about five o'clock in the afternoon or 

 July 1st, and it was nearly two hours later when, after a drive 

 which despite the rain proved very interesting, we reached our 

 destination. The large box containing our entomological appa- 

 ratus, tins of syrup for treacling (for it was necessary to remem- 

 ber that we were six or seven miles from the nearest shop), ar " 



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