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whole back to the abdominal extremity, where the appendages 

 are markedly dift'erent from the Mauritius one. I have no 

 hesitation in pronouncing it of a diflPerent species, and per- 

 haps on close examination will be found to be quite new. 



No. 19. Coleojptera. It is not unlike the Calojpe Seraticorne 

 (Dumerii), but I have no specimen to compare it with. 



No, 20 resembles the Edemera Podagra (Dum.), but the 

 thighs are much more fleshy in the Eound Island species. 



No, 21 is from the Mauritius, but of lighter colour. 



No. 22. Three specimens of beetles much darker in colour 

 than the Mauritius one No. 23. The markings on the Elytra 

 are the same in shape, but the white spots on the abdomen of 

 No. 23 are wantiug in No. 22. The general outline of form 

 is the same. 



No. 24 and 25 are from Eound Island ; No. 26 a native of 

 Mauritius is, I think, identical with No. 25. 



No. 27. A very singular beetle, of which I can find neither 

 figure nor description, and I have never seen it in Mauritius. 



No. 28. Scincus Boutonii. 



After hunting a long time in the Museum I found in the 

 Transactions of one of the Societies of Trance, (which Mr. 

 Bouton was in great trouble about as mislaid) a description of 

 the large lizard the 8. Ttlfairii that you have in bottle. 



The 2nd in size is the S. JBojerii, and the 3rd and smallest 

 8. Boutomi, 



I am inclined to believe if these animals were sent to En- 

 gland and carefully examined that they would be re classed. 



The Scincus so common along all the shores in Mauritius is 

 precisely the same in size, habits and markings as the S. 

 Boutonii, but the other two are I believe not found either in 

 the Mascareigne group or Seychelles. I saw one from Ceylon 

 about a year ago closely resembling them, but I had no op- 

 portunity to compare them. The 8. Bojerii unlike the Telfairii 

 I found mostly in open places on smooth rocks, also great 

 numbers of its eggs deposited in rows on the under side of the 

 tranches of the vocoa. Sometimes as many as twelve together, 

 perfectly white and as large as a musket ball. The eggs of 

 the Telfairii eluded my search, and I think they must deposit 



