64 A Visit to Damma Island: 



Hormurus australasice (Fabr.). 



This species is also widely distributed over the Indo- 

 Malayan and Austro-Malayan areas. 



Spidees. 

 JYephila, sp. 

 An immature female example, apparently about half-grown. 



Pistius spectabilis (Dol.). 



Pistius spectabilis (Dol.), Verh. Nat. Vereen. Nederlandsch Indie, v 

 p. 56, pi. vi. %. 7 (1858-1859). 



This species was originally described from Amboyna, and 

 Dr. Thorell (Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xvii. p. 332, 1881) has 

 subsequently recorded it as P. pustulosus, L. Koch, from New 

 Guinea, Kei Island, and Aru Island. It also occurs in the 

 north-eastern parts of Australia. 



COLEOPTERA (partim). By C. O. Wateehouse. 



Carabid^:. 

 Tachita nana, Gyll. Europe, Siberia, N. America. 



ALEOCHAKID-aS. 



Homalota, sp. 



Stajhylinid^:. 



Philonthus, sp. 



Leptacinus flavipennis, Kz. Ceylon. 



P^DERID^!. 



LithocJiaris curtus, Kz. Ceylon &c. 



Piastid^:. 



Lispinus, sp. Under bark of Ficus. 



— ' — , sp. Under bark of Ficus. 



Leptochirus Beccari, Fauv. Common in heaps of sago-refuse. 



SCTDM^NID^;. 



Eumicrus, sp. Under bark. 



Histeeid^:. 

 Platysoma cribropyum, Mars. Philippines &c. 

 Epierus, sp. 

 Paromalus, sp. 



All these Histeridse were found under bark. 



