Narrative of Bahama Expedition. 207 



" Asilid flies are not uncommon on the islands, and Muscids 

 and Tabanid.^ were common enough, though little attention 

 was given their capture. The Coleoptera, as usual, received 

 the lion's share ot notice, and in this order some very nice 

 things were obtained. Cicindcia inargiiiala Fabr. was not 

 rare along the white sandy beaches, but the sun was too fer- 

 vent to encourage a great deal of chasing after these agile 

 creatures. We took a Scai-i/cs like a small specimen of siib- 

 icrraiiciis Fabr., also Plocliioniis pallcns Fabr., as representa- 

 tives of the Cakabid.'E. The little red lady-bird, Cocciiiclla 

 <.aiig-!iijic([ L., was found here, as at almost every other point 

 in the West Indian region at which collecting was done. At 

 night the lights of a species of Pyrophonts could be seen 

 flashing in ever}' direction through the groves of cocoa-palms, 

 and after many an awkward tumble, taken by running across 

 unfamiliar ground in the dark, it was considered easier and 

 more productive to depend on the native children for a supply 

 of these fire-flies, they catching them at night and bringing 

 them to the vessel for sale next dav. A fine Buprestid 

 {Gyascnl us carol inensisWoxw) was found on bushes close to 

 the sea. The Longhorns were quite a noticeable feature 

 here, the most common, and at the same time beautiful, one 

 being Elatcropsis nigvsiis Gahan, the females of which have the 

 head, thorax and elytra ornamented with broad white stripes, 

 while the males are uniform black above. An Ebiiria was 

 found which seems to be E. diivahi Chevrolat. described from 

 Cuba, and a nice Elaphidion occurred with it. The weevils, 

 of course, are comparativeU' numerous in species. PacJuK^iis 

 opaliis was common, a fine Otiorhvnchid near Paryiiotiis was 

 taken rarely at Harbor Island, and on Eleuthera we found a 

 few specimens of a beautiful form of a reddish-chestnut color, 

 the whole upper surface being overlaid with stripes and spots 

 of greenish scales. The small Curculionids were not wanting. 



••The Hemiptera were numerous and conspicuous. A 

 large Cicada is not uncommon, and is known by the natives 

 under the name of '•singer'' or ••old witch." Zcliis loiig-ipcs 

 Linn, is a pretty Heteropteron banded above with black and 



