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another belonging to the African or South American genus, 
Polyrhachis. 
A Dipterous Insect belonging to a new genus of Muscide, 
allied to the European genus Tachinus. 
A clicking beetle belonging to the European genus Cardi- 
ophorus, a Heteromerous Beetle allied to the genus Statira. 
A species of the tropical family of Eumolpide. <A 
species of Termes (white ants). A Spider belonging to the 
family Attide. 
At my request, Mr. Baly has kindly examined the Insects 
in the small collection of Amber in the Warwick Museum, 
and he gives the following list. Coleoptera: several speci- 
mens belonging to the genera Scolytus, Bostichus, and Platy- 
pus or allied forms. 
Hymenoptera. Specimens of Formica, Myrmica, and a 
small genus of Apide, a social Bee, allied to, if uot belong- 
ing to the genus Apis. 
Neuroptera. Many specimens of Raphidia, and also larve 
and neuters of Termes. 
Lepidoptera. A single specimen belonging to the family 
Geometride. 
Orthoptera. Several specimens of Blatta and Gryllus. 
Diptera. Specimens of the genus Musca and others. 
Arachnida. Several specimens, very imperfect. 
He thinks the species are extinct, but all of European 
forms. 
My friend Professor Westwood informs me that in the 
Taylor Museum at Oxford, are several Insects in Amber, 
from Catania in Sicily, no doubt from some of the Tertiary 
deposits there, but of what exact age, I can obtain no accu- 
rate account ; nor are they referred to by Sir C. Lyell, who 
only mentions a remarkable and comparitively recent marine 
formation, with species of shells now living in the Mediter- 
ranean. Mr. Westwood states that the Insects are very 
