554. Bibliographical Notice. 
is granulate, but not quite so densely as in S. venerabilis, 
and the smooth basal area is much more extended. The 
elytra are striated in a similar manner, but the interstices are 
rather more shining than is usual in 8. venerabilis, and the 
punctures scattered over the surface, although small, are very 
distinct. The margin is bicarinate, the inner carina being 
complete, and not broken up as in 8. venerabilis, The hair 
on the posterior tibiz# and elsewhere is fulvous. The tarsi 
are very little longer than the tibial spur. 
Hab, Maziwa Mitatu, Taru Desert, March 18th, 1897. 
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE. 
A Memoir of William Pengelly, of Torquay, F.R.S., Geologist, with 
a Selection from his Correspondence. Edited by his Daughter 
Hestrr Panertry; with a Summary of his Scientific Work, by 
the Rev. Professor Bonnny, F.R.S., F.G.S., Hon. Canon of 
Manchester. 341 pages, with Portrait and ten other Plates. 
Svo. John Murray, London. 
Born January 12, 1812; died March 16, 1894, aged 82, it may well 
have been said of him—* Thou shalt come in at thy full time to the 
grave, as the corn is gathered to the shock at his season.” We 
know the general history of any such grain as is here alluded to, its 
origin, sowing, growth, and gathering in; but of the special history 
of a good old man, who has passed through all the stages of a long 
and useful life with credit to himself and benefit to others, we 
require to know much from those who were his particular com- 
panions and friends. Manifold materials for this view of W. Pen- 
gelly’s life exist in letters and memoranda collected by his family. 
These have been freely utilized in the Biography by Miss Hester 
Pengelly. The narrative, divided into nineteen chapters, marked 
off by groups of the successive years and personal occurrences, is 
clear and consistent, often taking in contingent parts of the corre- 
spondence and the anecdotes so characteristic of W. Pengelly’s 
conversation. In fact, letters, anecdotes, narrative, and personal 
remarks are skilfully pieced together. Here and there the reader 
may find the transition from large to small print, and from abstract 
to concrete statement of occurrences, doings, and thinkings, rather 
inconvenient. Nevertheless the record can be taken up at any part 
with satisfaction; and it is often difficult to lay it down, either on 
account of its anecdotal clearness or from sympathetic feeling. It 
is full of interest both for his contemporaries, who had a living 
friendship with him, and for the later admirers of his powers, and 
students who have benefitted by his writings. 
Accustomed to a seafaring life in his early years, W. Pengelly’s 
