Correspondence. 



figure, which, however bears little resemblance to the snake now sent, 

 though Dr. R. quotes the same native name. Allowance must be made 

 for the change in colour to which scalding water most probably sub- 

 jected the present specimen, but it were safer nevertheless to enquire 

 at some further period, on better data, whether the " Chittee" of Ben- 

 gal be identical with the " Chittee" described and figured by Dr. Rus- 

 sell, a question which certainly merits attention. 



The upper and brighter coloured snake was caught at noon yester- 

 day morning, and after being disabled by a blow on the body, was 

 finally killed by immersion in spirits. The native name of this snake 

 is " Hulhulliya," of which I am fortunately able to send a second 

 living specimen, in a separate bottle, caught a few minutes after the one in 

 spirits, and on the same spot ; both, most probably, members of the same 

 family. Pray are these two snakes identical with the Wanna-pam and 

 Waunacogle of Coromandel, or Kurharrid described by Dr. Russell? 



The insect was caught one night at Alleepoor in Sept. 1840, having 

 flown into the room apparently attracted by the table lights. The 

 servants stated that its native name was " Naowur," and that it was 

 common to the banks of ponds. A friend believes this insect to be 

 identical with the Water-scorpion, (Nepa grandis,) described by Lieut, 

 Hutton in the Asiatic Society's Journal for Oct. 1832. Pray is it so ? 



The covered glass contains another curious insect, which flew into 

 the room night before last ; I suppose like the other, enticed by the 

 lights on the table. Its native name I can't learn, nor can the servants 

 give me any information regarding it. Pray can you ? 



If these objects be rare and little known, your possession of them 

 will enable your artist to give coloured figures, which with descrip- 

 tions, would be alike interesting to many of your readers, and 



Yours faithfully, 



Alleepoor, Sept. 6, 1842. Tulubgar. 



p.S.—I take the same opportunity of forwarding living specimens 

 of an insect that abounds here on the flowers of the Dheras, or eatable 

 Hibiscus, of which it is a sad destroyer. If all these should prove to 

 be common-place, and too well known to merit attention, pray pardon 

 the trouble to which my acknowledged ignorance may have sub- 

 jected you.* 



* The living insects here alluded to by our Correspondent are the most valuable species 

 of Blistering fly, Mylabris chicorii, which, to within the last few months has been imported to 



