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peneen et flans le Trias." Since this was written, however, five 

 specimens appear to have been discovered in this formation. In 

 Mr. Heywood's edition of Heer's "Urwelt der Schweiz" 

 (Primeval Switzerland), it is stated that " in the Kt-uper Marls of 

 the KutiharJ, Professor Heer has vainly sought for insects, but in 

 the Black Shales of Vadutz he has found two species of beetles, 

 viz. : — GUtphyropkra Ptaroplinlli and Cairulioiiifes prodrumus." 

 Further on in the same work it is stated, " In the Bunter Sanstein 

 of TreUtz and Salzmunde three more have been found, Le(jmplu>nt 

 Girardi, Chanliod'des, Pictell, and Chaiilioditcs Ziuckeni." 



America. 

 Trias. 



In the Geological Magazine for May, 1868, Mr. Scudder 

 mentions one Coleopterous insect from the Trias of the Nortli 

 American Continent. This is, at present, the only fossil insect 

 recorded from the secondary rocks of America. With the 

 " Bunter Saudstein " we arrive at the lowest stratum of the 

 secondary j^eriod, and I am consequently able to bring this papei" 

 to a conclusion. Before this paper is pubhshed, lists of the 

 families, geneia, and species of the insects detected in the 

 secondary formations ■will be added to it, by reference to which 

 the fullest information respecting the "Insect Fauna of the 

 Secondary Period ' Avill be obtained. 



The President, Mr. G. D. Sawyer, said he was sure it 

 would be the pleasure of the Meeting, as it was his, to jjass 

 a vote of thanks to their essayist for the very exhaustive 

 paper he had placed before them. He was hopeful Mr. Goss 

 would not misunderstand a remark he made on the reading 

 of the previous paper, so as to think he (the Chairman) 

 was impatient for him to draw deductions when he had not 

 jet examined the e\'idence sufficiently' to arrive at his deductions. 



