Science-gossip . Synageles venator Luc. Male, tnlarged. more enlarged. c.:^::. its fore part, and terminating with a small oblique-black spine. Legs yellowish-red, femora the 1 greatly enlarged. Tibia and patellavery strong, cylindrical, of a darker tint than theother joints. Abdomen red, brown in front, darkerbehind, the colours separated by a pale transverseline furnished with white hairs, widening towardsits posterior part, terminating somewhat acutelyat the spinners. Female. Length 4 mm. Cephalo-thorax nearly black, the cephalic portion being thedarkest. First legs not nearly
Science-gossip . Synageles venator Luc. Male, tnlarged. more enlarged. c.:^::. its fore part, and terminating with a small oblique-black spine. Legs yellowish-red, femora the 1 greatly enlarged. Tibia and patellavery strong, cylindrical, of a darker tint than theother joints. Abdomen red, brown in front, darkerbehind, the colours separated by a pale transverseline furnished with white hairs, widening towardsits posterior part, terminating somewhat acutelyat the spinners. Female. Length 4 mm. Cephalo-thorax nearly black, the cephalic portion being thedarkest. First legs not nearly so much enlargedas in the male, of a paler tint. Sternum as in male. This species is extreinelyrare. The accompanying drawing is from one ofthe British specimens, now before me.—Fra/rik-Percy Smith, 15 Cloudesley Place, London, ld,th, 1901. ii6 < SCIENCE G OS SI CONDUCTED BY C. AINSWORTH MITCHELL,, , Old Egyptian Platinum.—M. Berthelot hasrecently examined an ancient Egyptian -metal boxcoveied with hieroglyphics. It was discovered atThebes, and apparently belonged to Queen Shapen-pit in the 7th century It was covered withdesigns and inscriptions, in gold oir one side andin silver on the other. Within the box was a smallmetallic plate which from its colour was at firstregarded as silver. On being analysed, however,it was found to consist of a peculiar alloy of goldwith platinum and several other allied occurrence of platinum has not hitherto beenrecorded in any of the metallic articles fomid inEgypt. It was probably obtained from the alluvialdeposits of the upper regions of the valley of theNile. A Eain of Blood.—On March 10th, 1901, ameteorological phenomenon, which caused greatconsternation throughout Sicily, occurred nearPalermo, and indeed over most of SouthernEurope. The sky was darkened by a red
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