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and that a subject for discussion should be fixed ujoon previously. 

 We meet the first Monday of next July at Mr. Frankland's again ; the 

 subject pro^Josed is a vary interesting one, — the peculiarities of 

 Australasia, or those points M^herein it differs from other countries." 



And he concludes with the following notes and lists of captures of 

 insects since his arrival in Van Diemen's Land : 



" Lebiidce, several genera, including Dromius and Lebia. Individuals 

 of the latter genus, when captured, emitted a very pungent odour, 

 resembling muriatic acid, which, applied to the nostrils, produced 

 considerable irritation. Harpalus, Bembid'mm, Hister, Onthophagus, 

 Melolontha, and some allied genera. Passalus, and its congeners. 

 Dorcas, Lamprias, Bnprestidee, though small, I have an elegant 

 species. 



" Elateridce, CurcuUonidcE, several genera. 



" Longicornes, several genera, particularly Stenocorida. 



" Liiperus ? Haltica, Notoclea, Chrysomela and Cryptocephalus, 

 Coccinella, Chilocorus, Scymnus. 



" The interesting Microchcetes spJucricus I captured on a blade of 

 grass in the Government domain on the 6th of April. The last three 

 joints of the antennse are more bent than in the figure; when alive. 



" TelephoruS; (Edemera, Engis, Helops, and others of this tribe. 



" P/dlont/ms, and several genera of Brachelytra. 



"A beautiful Homopterous insect, carrying its wings half erect, 

 and certainly the most nimble of the tribe I have yet seen. It seems 

 to be Ricania, Ger. 



" Several beautiful and peculiar forms of Coccus. 



" The Mole Cricket is here a very noisy animal. 



" Fossores. Of those with apterous females I already possess two 

 genera. I was fortunate enough in both instances to detect the sexes. 



" Mutilla, Pompilus. 



" Sphecodes a,nd Halichis only of the bees. 



" Ants of various genera are extremely abundant ; yoM cannot 

 turn over a stone (and plenty of stones there are,) without meeting 

 with some." 



" Descriptions of two Species of the Coleopterous family Paus- 

 sidee." By W. W. Saunders, Esq., F.L.S., &c. 



" Descriptions of several new or imperfectly known Species of 

 Paussida." By J. O. Westwood. 



" Notes relative to the Natural History of the Dragon-Fly." By 

 Robert Patterson, Esq., Treas. Nat. Hist. Soc. Belfast. 



In this communication the author states that the dragon-flies ap- 

 pear to be attracted by particular colours, the species of Agrionida 



