Entomological Magazine. 577 



Entomological Magazine, No. XVIII. January 1837. (Continu- 

 ed from p. 490.) 



Art. 26. Continuation of the " Wanderings and ponderings of an Insect Hun- 

 ter ;" which has extended through several numbers. It is unnecessary that we 

 should express an opinion regarding the character of this effusion ; but the pro- 

 priety may surely be questioned of devoting so large a space to a paper which 

 has no relation whatever to the appropriate and professed objects of the maga- 

 zine. We admit the difficulty of giving a somewhat popular complexion to a 

 work of this nature, but any attempt made with that laudable view should be 

 in close connection with the legitimate purposes for which it was established. 



27. In striking contrast to the preceding article, this forms a continuation 



of Mr Haliday's elaborate and valuable paper on Parasitical Hi/menoptera. 



28. Notes on various Insects. By J. W. Bond. Combat of ants — economy of 



Clytus arcuatus — nest of the common wasp 29. Notes on Diptera. By F. 



Walker. These notices of the dipterous species occurring in Britain are cal- 

 culated to be very useful, for we have yet a most incomplete knowledge of this 

 department of entomology. Besides the citation of numerous localities, Mr 

 Walker describes three new species of Platypalpus, as well as other new species, 

 two of which he refers to genera named by himself. We are glad to see that 

 his investigations have extended to Scotland ; we have ascertained the exist- 

 ence in that country of several kinds of Molobrus, not indicated as having 

 occurred to him there 30. Notes of Captures. By Delta. Additional lo- 

 calities mentioned for some of the rarer Lepidoptera. It is stated that the larva 

 of Leminitis Camilla, differs from that figured by Curtis on the authority of Hub - 

 ner, and that it may be found by carefully hunting the leaves of the honeysuckle. 

 We wish it had occurred to Delta, that a description of this caterpillar would 

 have been greatly more desirable than an extract from Oviedo, touching scor- 

 pions. 31. Further observations on the Septenary System. By Edward 



Newman. A recapitulation of the principles of the septenary system, and af- 

 fording further illustrations of it, with a view to supply some deficiencies in 

 " Sphinx vespiformis." In the last sentence of his paper, the author expresses 

 his belief, that the most important characteristic of the septenary system now 

 appears to be radiation from a centre, in other words, that it is eccentric, a state- 

 ment, we fear, in which its opponents will be too willing to acquiesce 32. 



Notes about Cillenum laterale and a sub-marine species of Aleocharidae. By A. 

 H. Haliday, M. A. The small beetle Cillenum littorale, is found abundantly 

 on the shore near Dublin. It preys on sand-hoppers ( Talitrus locusta, Leach. J 

 A great part of its existence is passed under the sea. The same peculiarity is 

 observable in a minute brachelytrous insect described, apparently for the first time, 

 by Mr Haliday under the name of Diglossa mersa. It seems to belong to the 



family Oxijtelidae 33. Notes on the economy of Gyrinus villosus. By 



Rev. A. W. Griesbach. 34. Discovery of Elater crocatus (Zeigler) an- 

 nounced. By Thomas Desvignes 35. Description of two Scarabaei 



( Propomacrus Arbaces, Newman, and Scarabaeus Croesus) in the cabinet of 

 Samuel Hanson, Esq. M. E. S. &c. By Edward Newman. With an ill. en- 

 graved and uncoloured plate 36. Verses 37. Notes on Tenthredinida?. 



By Edward Newman. Contains characters of several species, and a new ge- 

 nus Euura allied to Pristophora of Stephens proposed 3S. Some account 



of the birds of Godalming. By Waring Kidd and others 39. Proceedings 



