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pean species, along with others which are altogether peculiar 

 to it. We there meet with, among others, our Parnassius 

 Apollo, Pieris Brassicae, Papilio Machaon, Limenitis aceris, 

 &c. It is not a little remarkable that hitherto no species of 

 Carabus has been observed there. 



8th, China. — What we know of its entomology is nearly 

 confined to the species which figure in the boxes of insects 

 which the natives sell to Europeans at Canton, species which 

 are always alike, and consisting chiefly of Sagra, Anomala, 

 some large Cetoniadaj and Cicada?, with Lepidoptera, for the 

 most part identical with those of the Indian Archipelago, ex- 

 cepting two fine species of Papilio (P. Paris and Bianor), 

 which appear to be found no where else ; and Saturnia Atlas, 

 the largest known species of its genus. 



9th, Japan, known in its entomological relations by the 

 voyages of Thunberg and M. Siebold. Many of the genera, 

 and a few of the species of our climates, appear to occur there 

 along with those peculiar to it. 



10th, Nepaul, which appears to differ entirely in its ento- 

 mological productions from Bengal, and prodfices many beau- 

 tiful insects. 



11th, Peninsula on this side the Ganges, with the addition 

 of Bengal and the Island of Ceylon. — •This region is very rich 

 in species, among which are to be remarked, among the Cole- 

 optera, a great number of beautiful Panageus, Orthogonius, 

 Sagra, Paussus, Buprestides of the genera Sternocera, Chry- 

 rocliroa, Scarabaei of large size, &c. Here also is found a 

 beautiful Anthia {A. sexguttata), the only one known to exist 

 out of Africa. The Lepidoptera bear most resemblance to 

 those of the Indian Archipelago, and consist chiefly of Papilio, 

 Pieris, Limenitis, Nymphalides of the genus Aconthea, &c. 

 The Ghaut mountains, which extend along the coast of Ma- 

 labar, all the portion of Bengal situate at the foot of the Hima- 

 laya, and the Island of Ceylon, appear to be the richest parts 

 of this region. 



12th, Peninsula beyond the Ganges. A region much less 

 known than the preceding, and remarkable for the fine species 

 , of Cicindela and Lepidoptera which are occasionally re;ceivcd 



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