64 A Visit to Damma Island: 



Hormurus aiistralasice (Fabr.). 



This species is also widely distributed over the Indo- 

 ]\lalayan and Austro-Malayan areas. 



Spiders. 

 Nepliila^ sp. 

 An immature female example, apparently about half-grown. 



Pistius spectabilis (Dol.). 



Pistim sjyecfnhih's (Dol.), Verh. Nat. Vereen. Xederlandsch Indie, v 

 p. 56, pi. vi. tip:. 7 (18o,S-]859). 



This species was originally described from Amboyna, and 

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

 subsequently recorded it as P. pustulosusj 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. Wateriiouse. 



Caeabid-e. 

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



Aleochakid^. 



Homalota, sp. 



Stajhtlixidje. 



PJiilonthus, sp. 



Leptacinus Jlavipennis, Kz. Ceylon. 



P^DERID^:. 



Lithocharis curius, Kz. Ceylon &c. 



PlASTID^. 



Lisphws, sp. Under bark of Ficus. 



, sp. Under bark of Ficus. 



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



SCTDM^XID^. 



Eumicrus, sp. Under bark. 



HlSTEKID^. 



Platysoma crihropyian, Mars. Philippines &c. 

 Epierus, sp. 

 Paromalns, sp. 



All these Histeridse were found under bark. 



