ZOOLOGY. . lOS 



placed upon its back, it will readily disengage itself. It 

 appears to be quite nocturnal in its habits, flying in num- 

 bers into the rooms when the candles are lighted ; and if 

 taken in the fingers, considerable pressure is necessary to 

 prevent its escape : during its struggle for liberty, it utters 

 a short squeaking noise. A single specimen of a species of 

 ' Eeliopates, we found beneath a stone on Cooper's Island. 

 Diwpr&pes affinis is rather common, usually frequenting the 

 wild sage bush when in bloom. It is a pretty insect, and 

 appears to be covered with a bluish-green powder, which 

 readily rubs off when the insect is pressed between the 

 fingers. An Slater, of a light-brown colour, frequents the 

 trunks of the cedar trees, but we are not certain as to the 

 species. Mr. Hurdis mentions a small species of grain- 

 eating beetle, probably a species of Bruchus, which he 

 states to be extremely destructive in the stores of Indian 

 corn, meal, biscuits, rice, &c. 



Doubtless a few other species of coleoptera might be 

 added to the list, if proper search were made in the spring 

 of the year ; but, unfortunately, our visit being in autumn, 

 aU our efforts were unavailing to increase our collection, 

 although we worked hard almost daily during our stay. 



OKTHOPTERA. (Crtckets, Cockroaches, LocnsTS, &e.) 



The common cockroach of the Bermudas is Blatta, 

 Americana. It is extremely abundant during the hot 

 summer months, particularly in old houses surrounded by 

 trees. Far different from our English species, which ap- 

 pears to have a preference for "life below stairs," the B. 

 Americana, strong and swift of wing, flies in through the 

 drawing-room windows, and, buzzing about the heads of 



