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upon which the insects are found, while several of the plants 

 given are scarcely, if ever, touched by any insects whatever. 



No. 3 contains, tab. 11, Molorchus minor, found upon the 

 blossoms of a tree at Arno's Grove, and figured upon the seeds of 

 j^ihusa Ci/napium, (Fool's Parsley) ; tab. 12, Lycena dispar, 

 taken in considerable abundance flying among reeds about the 

 centre of Whittlesea Meer, Huntingdonshire, in the beginning 

 of August, 1822 and 1823; tab. 13, Eumenes atricornis; tab. 14, 

 HjEmobora pallipes, an insect belonging to Latreille's family 

 of Diptera, Eproboscidea^ which subsists upon the blood of 

 Quadrupeds and Birds, but figured with Caucalis Anthriscus. 



No. 4 contains, tab. 15, Omaseus aterriraus, a genus of the 

 Family of Carabidce, which is found in the decayed stumps of 

 trees : — here our author triumphantly exclaims, that the Peziza 

 aurantia being found at the roots of decayed trees, accompanies 

 the insect in the plate ; and so he traces a connection between 

 Omaseus aterrimus and Peziza aurantia. Tab. 16, Peuonea 

 ruficostana ; tab. 17, Crcesus septentrionalis ; tab. 18, Empis 

 borealis, which he tells us has been taken upon the flowers 

 of the willozo ; but he gives the Taxus baccata, Common Yew- 

 tree. 



No. 5 contains, tab. 19, Riiipipiiorus paradoxus; tab, 20, 

 Pentatoma caerulea; tab. 21, Eyprepia Russula; tab. 22, Ibalia 

 cultellator. 



No, 6 contains, tab. 23, Siagonum quadricorne ; tab. 24, 

 GastropAcha quercifolia; tab. 25, Psen equestris; tab. 26, 

 Atherix Ibis. 



Genera of Recent and Fossil Shells. 



The 23d number of this work has just made its appearance ; it 

 contains the following Genera, viz. — Pholas, with a figure of a 

 fine specimen of Pholas costata, drawn from a specimen brought 

 from Mexico by Mr. Bullock: Lithodomus, a genus of perforating 

 bivalves, generally found in Corals, Madrepores, and Limestone 

 Rocks : Cassidaria : Calypirceoy of which two plates are given, 



