368 Mr. I. W. L. Holt on the 
6; length of wings 26°5, breadth 13°25; length of abdomen 
15; length of fore coxa 11°75, femur 12°5. 
Hab. Perak, Malay Peninsula. Collected by Mr. W. 
Doherty. 
Fig. 1. Fig. 2. 
Fig. 1.— P. taprobane. a, head, from in front; 6, intermediate leg of 
left side, from above, x 4. 
Fig. 2.—P. malaye. a, head, from in front; 0, intermediate leg of left 
side, from above, X 4. 
LI.—wNotes on the Early Life-history of the Herring. By 
Ernest W. L. Hour, Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. 
Proressor M‘Intosu having kindly placed at my disposal a 
series of young herrings obtained in St. Andrews Bay during 
the last five years, I have been able to ascertain some facts 
as to the life-history of the herring which may be of interest. 
