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had a part of his house caught by the flames, and a great 
part of his library destroyed. M. Boulard’s collection was 
shattered to atoms by shells; and many collections have 
suffered great injury from the partial explosion of the Lux- 
embourg powder-mills: happily a tenth part only of the 
powder exploded. Had the project of exploding the whole 
been successful, the collection in the Museum itself must 
- have been destroyed. M. de Marseul’s collection is unin- 
jured. Almost all the provincial entomologists in France are 
in safety, and eagerly pursuing their favourite study,—a 
solace in their troubles. At Strasbourg the fine collection of 
M. Gauber is safe, and likewise those of MM. Koechlin and 
Zuber-Hofer at Dornach; while that of M. Guenée, at 
Chateaudun, has entirely escaped the destruction of the 
town by the Prussians, who have taken both the collections 
and the books of M. Estienne, from the same town.” 
Collecting in the Holy Land.—M. Peyron speaks of having 
collected some interesting beetles in an excursion to St. 
Jean d’Acre and Nazareth: amongst them the most note- 
worthy were—a Carabus, similar in appearance to Cymindis 
humeralis, with red body and blue elytra, having a broad 
sutural stripe of red; it may be a species of Calleida, or 
something near that genus: a Heteromeron, af least equal to 
Hyleccetus dermestoides in size, and which seems to be one of 
the Rhipiphoride ; it is dull black, with a red prothorax, and 
it has laminate antenne, the branches being very long: a 
Clerus or Dasytes, entirely green, and with a very foreign 
appearance: a single specimen of Oxysoma Schaumii: two 
of Agrypnus judaicus: a single specimen of Elytrodon 
Chevrolatii: one of Adoretus: several of Meloé, Onitis 
Ezechias, and many minute beetles. 
Collecting in the Pyrenees —M. René Oberthur is now 
collecting in the Pyrenees, accompanied by Michel Nou, the 
celebrated entomological guide of Vernet-des-Bains: he has 
collected many rare insects, and some that he believes new. 
Collecting in the Caves of Ariéye—Meunier, the black- 
smith, at Ussat, is strongly recommended as a guide to all 
entomologists who propose exploring the caves of Ariége: 
he has already accompanied Linders, Von Bruck, Dieck, &e. ; 
and is thoroughly acquainted with all the good localities in 
the neighbourhood. 
