416 ENTOZOA. 



of the insects, bots, bot-like larvas, and caterpillars wliich have 

 either been passed from the human subject, or have been acciden- 

 tally or designedly introduced into the excrementa. Specimens of 

 intestinal insect larvae (and a Geophilus) are still, I believe, pre- 

 served in Mr. Crosse's collection at the Norwich Hospital. Dr. 

 Leared has also recently brought an instance under my notice ; 

 and in November, 1862, I received, through Dr. Lankester, a 

 caterpillar which " came away with the lochial discharge about 

 three weeks after parturition." This, at least, appears to be the 

 impression of Mr. Norton of Wateringbury, Kent, who reported 

 the case to Dr. Lankester in a note, in which he compares the larva 

 to Kiichenmeister's figure (copied from Bilharz) of Linguatula 

 constrida. It is, apparently, the larva of the common gooseberry 

 moth (Abraxas grossulariata) . The following is an excerpt from 

 the Rev. J. F. Hope's instructive and elaborate tables of the so- 

 called intestinal worms (insects, or their larvge) producing can- 

 tJiariacis, scolechiasis, and myacis : — 



COLEOPTEEA. 



1. Sphodrus leucopthahmis. One case. By Paykull. Sweden. 



2. Dyticus marginalis. One case. Rev. F. W. Hope. England. 



3. Dermestes ? (three larvge) One case. Lister. Eng- 



land. 



4. Dermestes murinus. One case. Otto. England. 



5. Dermestes lardarius. Two cases. Otto ; Chichester. Eng- 



land. 



6. Pcederus elongatus. One case. Paykull. Sweden. 



7. Oxyporus suhterraneus. One case. Paykull. Sweden. 



8. Staphylinus splendens. One case. Paykull. Sweden. 



9. Staphylinus politus. One case. Paykull. Sweden. 



10. Htaphylinus fuscipes. One case. Paykull. Sweden. 



11. I^taphylinus punctulatus. One case. Paykull. Sweden. 



12. Geotrupes vernalis. One case. Van Bromell. Sweden. 



13. (Doubtful species.) One case. Rosen. Sweden. 



