1880. 
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Otiorrhynchus ligustici , tfc., in the Isle of Man. — The following species of 
Coleoptera, found by myself near Ramsey during the last week of August this year, 
have not, so far as I can gather, been previously recorded from the Isle of Man : 
Blethisa multipunctata, Amara patricia, Philonthus fucicola, Otiorrhynchus ligustici. 
Dianous was plentiful in waterfalls, but I looked in vain for Stenus Guynemeri and 
Quedius auricomus. In fact, beetles of every kind were extremely scarce. — W. G. 
Blatcii, Green Lane, Smallheatb, Birmingham : September 20 th, 1880. 
Prosopistoma punctifrons. — My colleagues, MM. Joly and Yayssiere, in an- 
nouncing, with justifiable pride, the discovery of the perfect insect of Prosopistoma 
(in the Comptes Rendus of the French Academy, and elsewhere), attribute to me 
the former possession of an opinion that the insect might be an Ephemerid suited 
for a continuous aquatic life. I am not sensible of having published such an 
opinion, nor of having held it. In my remarks on Oniscigaster Walcefieldi , in the 
Journal of the Linnean Society of London, vol. xii (Zoology), p. 145, foot-note 
(1873), I asked, “ Can there be apterous Bphemeridce ? and can the imago of Proso- 
“ pistoma be in that condition P ” It did not occur to me that these words could be 
so translated as to bear the interpretation put upon them by MM. Joly and Yayssiere. 
In congratulating my colleagues on their discovery, it is necessary to say that I make 
this explanation solely because certain of my correspondents ask me where I have 
published the opinion attributed to me. — R. McLachlan, Lewisham, London : 9 th 
September , 1880. 
times. 
Souvenirs entomologiques : Etudes sue l’instinct et les mceurs des 
Insectes : par J. H. Fabre : Paris, 1879. 324 pp., 8vo. 
In this volume the author gives the results of his own assiduous observation, 
during many years, of the instincts and habits of many European H ymenoptera and 
of Scarabceus sacer. An account of the Mason-bee is prefaced by an excellent story 
of the way in which Natural Philosophy was once taught in a certain College ; there 
is also a chapter on “ La chasse aux Dipteres and another chapter is devoted to 
a dramatic recital of the perilous incidents of an ascent of Mont Yentoux in 
Provence, for natural history exploration — an adventure that narrowly escaped 
having a tragic termination. All these studies, as the author terms them, are full 
of novelty and are extremely interesting to the entomologist and physiologist, 
whether or not we follow the reasoning or admit the conclusions. The charm of the 
writing is irresistible : we give an exlract on another page, but to be fully appreciated, 
the narratives should be read in the original, for much of the esprit evaporates in 
translation. The work is heartily to be commended to the attention of those who 
love entomology pure and simple. 
Four species are described as new — Cerceris Antonia:, Cerceris Julii, Bembex 
Julii, and Ammophila Julii: — the first dedicated to his daughter, the other three, in 
a few pathetic words, to the memory of his deceased young son, in whom a promising 
love of flowers and insects was early developed. 
