ENTOMOLOGICAL MAGAZINE. 



OCTOBER, 1835. 



Art. XXII. — Wanderings in New South Wales, Sfc, being 

 the Journal of a Naturalist. In 2 Vols. By George 

 Bennett, Esq. F.L.S. London: Bentley. 1834. 



In this most amusing work, the author confines himself 

 to a simple narrative of his own observations, together with 

 such comments as were made on the spot. He observes 

 every object with the intelligent eye of a naturalist, and de- 

 scribes it without any attempt at effect: we may indeed say, 

 that his style is too careless. We wish, also, Mr. Bennett 

 had assisted us with more technical names of the objects he 

 describes; such names might have appeared as foot notes, 

 and thus situated, would have instructed the man of science, 

 without annoying the more rapid mere -amusement reader. 

 The value of the work may be imagined from our extracts, 

 which we have not selected as in any way better than the 

 average of the work, but as being strictly entomological. 

 We commence with a notice of a larva, apparently Lepi- 

 dopterous. 



It attaches itself to the sprigs of shrubs ; and, like the caddis 

 worms, protects itself by a habitation from which it can protrude 

 the anterior part of its body, being attached internally to its case by 

 the tail, and by that means can feed and change its locality at 

 pleasure, bearing its case with it, and re-attaching itself to any other 

 place that may suit its habits. Thus I have had them moving about 

 in my room, attaching themselves to one place, and then removing 



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