1889.] E. W. Oates— Thelyphonus of India, Burma, fyc. 159 



The following papers were read — 



1. On the species of Thelyphonus inhabiting Continental India, 

 Burma, and the Malay Peninsula. — By Eugene W. Oates, Esq., F. Z. S. 

 Communicated by the Natural History Secretary. 



2. Notes on the ruins of Jay Mangla Garh (with 2 Buddhist coins). 

 — By Asutosh Gupta, Esq., 0. S. 



Jaimangla garh. may he described as an island surrounded by an 

 extensive garh or artificial lake. It is an extensive mound about seven 

 square miles in area, now overgrown with jungle. The garh is a vast 

 sheet of water, about seven miles long on either side of the island, its 

 breadth varying from about 300 to 500 yards. Its area is therefore 

 about four square miles. It is shown in the district map as Kabur 

 Tal lake. Its southern extremity is about twelve miles north of 

 Beguserai, the head quarters of the subdivision of that name in the 

 district of Monghyr. Being north of the Ganges, it is in old Mithila. 

 The water of the lake is remarkably fresh and salubrious, though it 

 is overgrown with weeds. It abounds in fishes and game birds and 

 except during the rains when it is too full, it is the daily resort of a 

 large number of fishermen. Navigation is made by long narrow skiffs 

 scooped out of single sal trees. 



The place contains ruins of old brick built gates and spacious 

 buildings. It is stx*ange that there is no local tradition about it. There 

 is a large earthen mound or hillock about half a mile north-east of the 

 lake, which is said to have been built by Viswakarma, the mythological 

 architect of heaven. The bricks found in Jaimangla garh are of the 

 same small size which characterize ancient architecture. The place is 

 no doubt the ruins of a large ancient city, apparently the fort of some 

 old Hindu Raja. 



The place takes its present name from the goddess Jaymangla, a 

 stone idol of Bhagavati placed in an old, dark, miserable, brick built 

 shrine without any inscription to show its age. It is visited by flocks 

 of pilgrims from various places on Tuesdays and Saturdays when the 

 goddess is worshipped. 



The only reliable material evidence I could get of the antiquity of 

 the place consists of two copper coins, which are being forwarded to 

 the Asiatic Society. These are irregularly shaped old coins which I 

 collected from the place. 



There is apparently no letter in them but there are some symbols 

 on one side and an elephant looking animal on the other. 



3. Three new Homoptera. — By M. L. Lethierry. Communicated by 

 E. T. Atkinson, Esq., C. S. 



