192 : [ January, 1872. 
island, and found again in 1870); Emblethis arenarius, L.; Cymodema 
tabida, Spin.; Macroplax Helferi, Fieb., abundant on hill-sides near 
Ajaccio, also in the pine forest near Arcachon ; Neides aduncus, Fieb., 
common ; Apoplymus pectoralis, Fieb., peculiar to Corsica (very like 
a Neides, but distinct on close inspection), in vineyards near Ajaccio ; 
Spathocera lobatu, H.-Sch. ; Pseudophleus Waltli, H.-Sch.; Ceraleptus 
gracilicornis, H.-Sch.; Coreus hirsutus, Fieb., and C. hirticornis, Burm. ; 
Micrelytra fossularum, Rossi; Verlusia sinwata, Fieb., and V. sulcicornis, 
Fab. ; Centrocarenus spiniger, Fab.; Rhopalus Abutilon, Rossi, R. trun- 
catus, Ramb., and other Rhopali; Brachycarenus tigrinus, Schill. ; Lo- 
bostethus virens, L. ; Calocoris Ticinensis, Meyer-Diir, and C. vandalicus, 
Rossi, and others; Pycnopterna striata, L.; Cyphodema Meyer-Diiri, 
Fieb.; Camaronotus clavatus, .; Rhaphidogaster griseus, Fab., abundant 
on poplar trees ; Ehacostethus lunatus, Linz. ; Husarcocoris Helferi, Fieb., 
and H. binotatus, Hahn ; Mormidea, all the species, including varia, 
Fab. (which is not a var. of baccarum, L.; I found plants infested with 
it alone); Cimex distinctus, Meyer- Di, and others ; Strachia festiva, L., 
S, picta, H.-Sch., and others; Zicrona cerulea, L.; Podops siculus, 
Costa; Mlia Germari, Kiist., and others; Mlioides, Sciocoris umbrinus, 
Wolff, and 8. marginatus, Fab.; Brachypelta aterrima, Forst., on the 
sea-shore at Ajaccio, under spurge and débris, and in the mountains 
near Bastelica ; Cydnus Helferi, Fieb.; Graphosoma semipunctata, Fab., 
and G. lineata, L.; in Corsican examples of the latter the red stripes 
are replaced by yellow; Ancyrosoma albolineata, Fab.; Odontotarsus 
grammicus, L., and O. caudatus, Klug (the latter is rarely found ; it is 
also among some Spanish Hemiptera sent me by Dr. Sharp); Odontoscelis 
dorsalis, Fab., and Coptosoma globus, Fab. 
The ruthless destruction of about 200 specimens by sailors or 
porters at Marseille, on the way home, has perhaps limited the list of 
novelties found by Mr. Scott among my collectanea. When the war 
broke out, I was at Bastelica, and, of course, without a passport. On 
landing at Marseille, I found ‘that that preposterous nuisance was 
revived, and the absence of the document gave rise to the usual ameni- 
ties. Along wrangling conference terminated in my consenting to 
“establish my identity,” which was happily, though not conclusively, 
accomplished by the production of the old envelope of a letter. Mean- 
while, the luggage had fallen a prey to the sportive fury of the facteurs, 
and the labours of several weeks were annihilated. The embarrass- 
ment of the passport official on this occasion was truly amusing. He 
had orders to pass no one without proper papers, and very few on 
