Mr. J. E. Gray on a new species of Ichneumon, 49 minea erecta v. adscendentia, pedunculata. Strobili crassi, compacti, erecti, pedunculo anguloso, rachique crasso sublignoso. Sectio II. Gymnothyksus, Spach. Floratio subhyemalis, foliorum evolutione prsecocior. Amenta e gemmis aphyllis prodeuntia, jam exeunte sestate prseterita evoluta, propterque perulas mox deciduas nuda, sub anthesi paniculam aphyl-1am, ramulum praeteriti anni terminantem sistentia ; foeminea sem-per masculis infra posita. * Amenta foeminea racemosa (in qudvis gemmd). Folia breve petiolata* scepius {turionalia saltern) angulosa. A. GLUTINOSA, Gsertn. Fruct.— Guimp. et Hayn. Deutsch. Holz. tab. 180. — Hook. Fl. Lend. tab. 59. — Betula Alnus, Linn. — Engl. Bot. tab. 1508. — Betula glutinosa^ HofFm. Fl. Germ. — Alnus com-munis, Duham. ed. nov. II. tab. 64. — Alnus vulgaris, Rich. — Foliis insequaliter denticulatis, v. serrulatis, v. crenatis, viscosis, lu-cidis, subtus punctulatis, ad nervorum axillas tomentosis (rar6 gla-berrimis), ssepius obtusis. Samara obovata v. suborbiculari, alis superne ampliatis, loculamento subdimidio angustioribus. a. vulgaris. — Alnus glutinosa auctorum. — Betula emarginata, HofFm. Germ. — Alnus emarginata, Kroch. Siles. — Alnus glutinosa emarginata, Willd. — Alnus nigra, Gilib. — Alnus macrocarpa, Lodd. Cat. ! — -Foliis obovatis, v. obovato-ellipticis, obtusissimis, plerum-que emarginatis, basi cuneatis v. rotundatis. /3. suhrotunda. — Alnus subrotunda, Desfont. Cat. Hort. Par. ! — Alnus denticulata, C. A. Meyer ! Enum. Plant. Caucas. — Foliis obovatis v. obovato-subrotundis, obtusissimis, haud emarginatis, basi cuneatis. y. acutifolia. — Alnus oblongata, Willd. — Betula oblongata, Hort. Kew. ed. 1. — Alnus barbata, C. A. Meyer ! Enum. Plant. Caucas. — Foliis ovalibus,v. obovatis, acutis,v.subacuminatis, basi cuneatis. — I. pinnatifida, — Alnus glutinosa laciniafa, Willd. — Foliis ob-longis, profunde pinnatifidis : segmentis semi-lanceolatis, v. sub-falcatis, acutis, integerrimis. e. quercifolia. — Alnus glutinosa quercifolia, Willd. — Foliis ob-longis, obtusis, sinuato-lobatis, lobis rotundatis. ^. oxyacanthoefolia. — Alnus oxyacanthifolia, Lodd. Cat. ! — Foliis lyrato -pinnatifidis, v. sinuato-lobatis, obiongis, v. obovatis ; lobis rotundatis, v. obovatis, crenatis. VIII. — Description of a new species of Ichneumon (Herpes-tes) discovered in Spain. By J. E. Gray, F.R.S., &c. To the Editors of the Annals of Natural History, Gentlemen, Capt. S. J. WiDDRiNGTON of Carlton having lately sent to the British Museum, along with a fine specimen of Felis Par-dina of Oken, an Herpestes which was found with the lynx in the Sierra Morena in Spain, I have been induced to send you Ann. 6f Mag. N. Hist. Vol. ix. E
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