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the habits of Epunda lichenea. (C. Miller) Note on the Tinea granella. (J. C. 
Dale) Arcturus sparshalii, an Australian insect; and on the occurrence of Acrida 
standishii and Delphax longipennis at Glanville’s Wotton. (E. Newman) Occur¬ 
rence of Lithocolletis bremiella in Britain, of Scolytus destructor in Lancashire, 
of Rhizotrogus ochraceus in Wales, of Melolontha Hippocastani in Scotland; 
of the capture, near London, of a Coleopterous insect new to Britain; and a 
note on Colymbetes dispar of Bold. Proceedings of Societies—Entomological 
Society, Oct. 6, 1855 ; Society of British Entomologists, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, 1855. 
No. 158, December:—(Arthur Hussey) Deer feeding on the fruit of the 
horse-chestnut (J. Gardiner) Occurrence of the Cursorius isabellinus on Salis¬ 
bury Plain. (E. H. Rodd) Note on the common Heron. (L. Lester) Occurrence 
of a supposed new Wrasse and other Pishes in Swanage Bay ; (E. T. Higgins) 
On a supposed new Plounder. (W. T. Bree) Double-broodedness of Gonepteryx 
rhamni. (0. R. Bree) Memorandum on Gonepteryx rhamni. (J. N. Winter) 
Occurrence of rare Lepidoptera at Brighton. (G. Guyon) Occurrence of Mono- 
nychus pseudacori in the seeds of Iris foetidissima, and on the curious effect of 
a Magnet on Flies. (John Curtis, F.L.S, &c., &c.) Notes on the Dytiscidee. 
In these notes Mr. Curtis gives it as his opinion that it is to the northern dis¬ 
tricts of Scotland and to the western shores of Ireland that the attention of 
entomologists should be directed, in order that they may be enabled to make 
additions to this portion of our Fauna. In setting the specimens, Mr. Curtis 
gives, what we think, a valuable hint—viz., that one specimen of a species 
should always be placed on its back, in order to show the peculiar characters of 
its under side. Owing to the smoothness of the Elytra this is often not easy ; 
but a drop or two of nitric acid will tend to harden the gum. (R. Hislop) Note 
on Melolontha Hippocastani. (H. Edwards) Entomological Museum and Society 
at Melbourne. (C. Fox) On the Vinegar Polype (Plant ?) Notices of New Books 
—Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, Part XII. (Edward Newman) 
Occurrence of the Trochilium scoliseformis. 
Hooker’s Journal, of Botany, and Kew Garden Miscellany. No. 81, 
October; No. 82, November ; No. 83, December, 1855. 8vo. London: Lovell 
Reeve. With Elate. Price 2s. each. 
No. 81, October:—(James Motley) Notes written on a voyage from Singa« 
pore to Banjermassing, and letter to Sir W. J. Hooker. We give the following ex¬ 
tract :— u I now continue the journal of my Sumatra excursion, which I was obliged 
last time to break off in the middle of a day, from a sudden alarm of the mail clos¬ 
ing ; a sort of thing we are very subject to in these out-of-the-way places. I think I 
left myself, in the afternoon of January, ’29, at the little settlement of Pulo Juma- 
hat. About five o’clock we stopped at a deserted garden to cook; it was a jungle 
of young fruit trees and sago-palms, and many trees of a handsome Erythrina , 
full of the pendent nests already described ; the trunks, however, were too thorny 
to be climbed. There was also a curious Ficus , bearing its fruit in large, dense 
bunches on the stem and branches. The men were tired, but to stop was out of the 
question, from the number of mosquitoes. Near this place 1 observed a beautiful 
Trichosanlhes in fruit; the pepos were of the size of an orange, and bright scar¬ 
let, hanging in long festoons from branch to branch of the trees. I saw here also, 
for the first time on this river, the beautiful little Caryota furfuracea, with its ele¬ 
gant, adiantiform leaves; it is often planted by the natives for the sake of the cot¬ 
tony pubescence which covers the leaf-sheaths, and which is used for caulking boats, 
and also for tinder; it is called “ Cuput.” Another Palm, however, whose name I 
do not know, I think a Wallichia , yields it in greater quantities; and in Java it is 
procured from an Areca. The banks are completely lined with the large Musa 
called u Pisang batu ;” it has probably been planted originally, but is now perfectly 
wild, growing abundantly among the trees. I am inclined to believe that this is 
the original species of the cultivated Pisangs ; it is cultivated everywhere by the 
natives, and is very constant in its appearance and character; unlike the other 
varieties, it is always full of seeds, although they are often abortive : it is coarse 
and hard, but has a flavour somewhat resembling a Burgundy pear. The natives 
