100 Rey. F. W. Hope’s Descriptions 
XXI. Descriptions of some new Species of Coleoptera from 
Adelaide in New Holland. By the Rev. F. W. Hops, 
F.R.S., President of the Entomological Society, &c. 
[Read 6th June, 1842.] 
Havine lately received through the post office a small collection 
of insects forwarded to this country from Adelaide in New Hol- 
land by one of the members of this Society, Mr. Fortnum, I 
describe the following species, prefacing the descriptions with the 
following extracts from Mr. Fortnum’s letter, dated from that 
settlement on 10th August, 1841 :— 
‘From what little observations I have made of the Entomology 
of this country, it is very singular: the great scarcity of all forms 
of predaceous land beetles, those few that are found being chiefly 
under the loose bark of trees; a large black species is found 
under dung, logs, &c:;: in fact Coleoptera generally are far from 
abundant: the most conspicuous and numerous insects being 
the ants, which appear to me in a great measure to replace the 
predaceous Coleoptera. I send you a species, which will give 
some idea of their powers; it stings with as much severity as the 
common wasp with you. The number of ants is surprising, and 
the great variety of forms among them is equally so. I have 
observed at least thirty species. The aquatics appear more 
numerous. The Hydréus (?) sent is from the salt (sea) water 
creek of the port; the others from fresh water holes inland. 
Staphilinide are rare. Of Buprestide I have only seen those sent. 
The Onthophagus is the only one I have seen; one individual was 
taken flying round human feces: the Hister also. I send you 
all the Lamellicornes I have as yet observed. ‘The same is to be 
said of the Longicornes, with the exception of a fine Prionus, 
which would have taken too much room. The little Cassida was 
found under the bark of the pine (Callitris). 1 think also that the 
numerous species of spiders, found here in every situation, per- 
form in a great measure the part of the predaceous beetles. I 
have done as little in Orthoptera as in Coleoptera. There is a 
species of Forficula. Of Blatta there are a great number; of 
Mantis some interesting small forms, the males winged, 9 apterous ; 
of Phasma a fine species, near Phyllium; but I have seen few 
species. I have the larva of an Xya from the bed of a creek, and 
two fine species of Gryllacris. On my first arrival I observed an 
individual of Mantispa, which unfortunately evaded me; but I 
