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Zoology. — He has given the descripUon of an insect 

 ihe larva of which attacks the leaves of the coffee-tree. 

 He also gave some very curious details respecting the 

 hibernation of the Taiirec, a fact which had lately been 

 doubted by several learned men. Mr Daruty has ascer- 

 tained beyond doubt that the animal is in a state of 

 hibernation during the cold season. 



The Tandreo, at that time is very fat, it rolls itself 



up in a hole, closing the openings and appearing to take 



no nourishment, as his intestines seemed then to be almost 

 atrophied. 



deferring to the noxious fishes which are to be found 

 near our coasts he divides them into two classes, viz : 

 those that are renimous and those that are venenous. He 

 expressed the opinion that those which produce wounds 

 followed by more or less grave symptoms are probably 

 possessed of a peculiar poison ; this opinion was subse- 

 quently verified by researches conducted in common with 

 Mr Para on this fish called Machoiran, already mentioned 

 in connection with Mr Para's papers. 



Mr Daruty read a paper found in the Archives of the 

 Minister for the Navy in Paris, and which was published 

 in the Annales des Sciences Nationales. It easily explains 

 the disappearance of the original faune from the island. 



Botany. — He also on several occasions called our 

 attention on the Panclance of Mauritius. Thanks to the 

 talent of Mr J. Muller, a chemist, and one of our learned 

 members, he has been able to collect the photograph of 



