468 AN EARTHQUAKE. 



through the island I procured specimens of a beautiful 

 PotycJmis, (a species of Lizard,) and noticed the lovely 

 green Size Moosee or Tachysaurus Japonicus, and a small 

 brown species of Zootica. Frogs were numerous in the 

 padi-fields, contrary to what might have been expected on 

 so small an island. The land and fresh-water shells were 

 similar to those of the Meia-co-shimahs, namely a small 

 brown snail, a Paludina, and two species of Lymnaa. 



Herons, snipes, and plovers were numerous on the 

 island. Among the trees the Banyan and Ficus tinctoria 

 formed in many parts dense shady groves. In the course 

 of my rambles I made a capture of a large Dynastes, 

 several Cetoniae, and a splendid new member of the 

 Curculio family, a species of Platyrhynchus allied to 

 P. multipunctatus, but differing from that insect in 

 several particulars. As the species named by Schonherr, 

 P. Waltoni, is synonymous with one previously described 

 by Waterhouse and Chevlotat, I have named this Sama- 

 Sana beetle P. Waltonianus, in honour of that gentleman 

 who has devoted such minute attention to this branch of 

 Entomology. The insect is dark, shining-black, covered 

 with round opaque, powdery spots of a deep smalt-blue 

 colour, and having the thorax and elytra sculptured. 

 Pound on the leaves of plants. 



As our party were quietly regaling themselves with a 

 cold collation, seated comfortably on the turfy side of a 

 hummock near the sea, we were suddenly rocked and 

 tumbled about in a very absurd manner by the intestinal 

 commotion and up-heaving of an earthquake, the shock 

 of which extended to the ship, and was distinctly felt on 

 board. 



