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FoREiGX Strata. 

 The most recent deposits on the Continent of Europe in 

 •which fossil insects have been found are, according to Professor 

 Heer, the Lignites and cLays of Uznach and Diirnten, in Switzer- 

 land, which he refers to the recent or Post Tertiary period. 



M. BruUe records from these deposits a ColeojJterous insect 

 alUed to Feroaialeucopthalma, another similar to Calliilius fennicutn, 

 and an Elater referable to Elattr Gineas. 



Professor Heer has thoroughly studied the deposits of Uznach 

 and of Diirnten, and records from them two species of Donacia, 

 resembling Donacia discolor, and Donacia Sericea. He says that 

 their elytra lie by hundreds in some part of the Lignite. Dr. 

 Heer also describes a species of the genus Hijlobius (H. nir/osus) 

 allied to Ily ohius Fiiieti, but distinct ; an existing species of the 

 genus Pterosticlms (P. Niger),, and two extinct species of Carahidce, 

 viz., C. diluviaaus and C. cordicollis. 



In the IX. Vol. of the " Bulletins de la Soci^te Geologique 

 de France" M. Cordier is reported to have communicated to the 

 Geological Society an extract from a letter addressed to him from 

 Stockholm, by M. E. Eobert, in which the latter stated that he 

 had found near Elsinore (Denmark), remains of insects, including 

 Lucanidce (Cerviis lougirostris), Jphodius fossor, two species of 

 Bujyrestidce, &c. 



Tertiary or Cainozoic Period. 



The very few fossil insects recorded from the Tertiary forma- 

 tions of the United Kingdom is remarkable, especially when com- 

 pared with the great number of species described from the foreign 

 Tertiary formations. No doubt the list of species in this 

 country will be largely increased when further investigations 

 have been made. The insignificance of the English list may, 

 in a great measure, be accounted for by the fact that 

 in this country the researches and investigations of the 

 Kev. P. B. Brodie, Professor Edward Forbes, Mr. W. E. 



