Chapter IV: Part 4

Fabricius has described an insect from South America, under the name of Pepsis Heros, which nearly agrees with this species, with the following reference--"Sphex Securus, Drury Ins. . tab. . fig. ." It will be sufficient to observe that Drury has described no such insect, although it is probable that Fabricius, who was on terms of intimacy with our author, might have seen the unpublished figure of such insect in his possession. Mr. Smeathman informed our author that he was once stung in the finger by one of these insects, but the pain was not so severe as might have been expected from a wound made by so large a creature belonging to this genus. His method, when stung by any insects in Africa, was to open the puncture with a lancet, and squeeze out the blood and venom together, which, when effectually done, soon caused the pain to abate.

CHLORION FEROX.

Plate XLII. fig. 2.

ORDER: Hymenoptera. SECTION: Fossores. FAMILY: Sphegidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. CHLORION, _Latr._ Sphex, _Drury_.

CHLORION FEROX. Viridi-cyaneum, nitidissimum, antennis pedibusque nigris,
alis fuscescentibus. (Expans. Alar. fere 2 unc.)

SYN. Sphex ferus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Sphex lobata? _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 2. 206. 30. _Syst. Piez._ 217.

HABITAT: China.

Head fine green. Jaws strong. Tongue not observed. Eyes oblong. Antennæ
black. Wings thin and diaphanous. Thorax and abdomen beautiful shining
emerald green. Legs black.

The description given by Drury of this insect entirely agrees with a very common Chinese insect, the Chlorion lobatum, Latr. This figure is however hardly to be recognized.

{57}ATTA FERVENS.

Plate XLII. fig. 3.

ORDER: Hymenoptera. SECTION: Heterogyna. FAMILY: Formicidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. ATTA, _Fabr. Latreille_. Formica, _Linn. Drury_.

ATTA FERVENS. Fusca, sericea, alis fuscis, capitis angulis posticis
rotundatis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)

SYN. Formica fervens, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2. _Say in Journ. of Nat.
Hist. Soc. of Boston_, _p._ 290.

HABITAT: Musquito Shore, on the Bay of Mexico.

Antennæ small, setaceous, and shorter than the thorax. Head dark brown,
small and flat, armed with strong jaws. Eyes small, round and black.
Thorax and abdomen dark brown, and velvety. Wings brown and diaphanous.
Legs coloured like the body, without any spines at any of the joints;
neither is there any abdominal peduncle.

This insect (which appears to be a queen or female ant) is nearly allied to a very celebrated South American species, which, from visiting the houses of the inhabitants in great swarms, is termed the visiting ant. (Atta Cephalotes, Fabr.) The late Mr. Say, however, pointed out the differences between the two species in his manuscripts, which have been published in the Journal of the Natural History Society of Boston for 1836.

PEPSIS SEVERA.

Plate XLII. fig. 4.

ORDER: Hymenoptera. SECTION: Fossores. FAMILY: Pompilidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. PEPSIS, _Latr. Fabr._ Sphex, _Linn. Drury_.

PEPSIS SEVERA. Atra, alis fulvo-diaphanis apice fuscis, pedibus fulvis
femoribus nigris. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 3 lin.)

SYN. Sphex Severus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Coast of Africa.

Head black. Tongue not observed. Palpi four. Eyes oblong, prominent and
shining. Wings yellow-brown, diaphanous, the tips black. Thorax, abdomen,
and thighs black. Tibiæ and tarsi yellow-brown.

PLATE XLIII.

MANTIS (HARPAX) OCELLARIA.

Plate XLIII. fig. 1.

ORDER: Orthoptera. SECTION: Cursoria. FAMILY: Mantidæ.

GENUS. MANTIS, _Linn._ (SUBGENUS: Harpax, _Serville_.)

MANTIS (HARPAX) OCELLARIA. Capite inermi, femoribus posticis lobo
apicali, elytris viridibus ocello magno discoidali flavo nigro-cingulato.
(Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)

SYN. Mantis ocellaria, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Coast of Africa.

{58}Antennæ setaceous. The insect, when living, was probably green, but
is now of a yellowish brown; the eyes, head, and thorax being of that
colour. One-third of the tegmina, next the tips, is transparent, the
remainder being green. In the centre is a yellow spot resembling an eye,
encircled with black, whose centre is dark green, with a black margin at
top. Wings transparent. Fore-legs yellow-brown. Femora strong, with two
rows of spines, and a groove between to receive the tibiæ, which are
furnished with a strong spine at the tip. Middle and hind legs having a
small flap placed at the tips of the femora, and two tibial spurs.

"This rare and beautiful mantis was found in a savanna."--_Smeathman._

PENTATOMA BICOLORATA.

Plate XLIII. fig. 2.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. PENTATOMA, _Latreille_. Cimex, _Fabricius, Drury_.

PENTATOMA BICOLORATA. Fusca, pronoti lateribus in spinam obtusam utrinque
productis, scutello versus basin et ad apicem elytrorumque maculâ costali
fulvis. (Long. Corp. lin. 7.)

SYN. Cimex rostratus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.

La punaise à sept taches, _Stoll_, _pl._ 14. _fig._ 97.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone (_Drury_). Coast of Guinea (_Stoll_).

Head and eyes brown. Thorax dark yellow in front; the hinder part brown,
the sides terminating in two obtuse spines. Scutellum yellow, brown in
the middle. Hemelytra brown, with a yellow spot on the middle of the
anterior edges. Legs yellow-brown, the fore ones having a remarkable
spine on the thighs, placed near the tips. Rostrum strong, extending as
far as the middle legs. Abdomen with two lateral dark indented lines
extending to the anus.

I have been compelled to propose another specific name for this insect, that given to it by our author being quite inexpressive.

CERBUS? FLAVEOLUS.

Plate XLIII. fig. 3.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Coreidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. CERBUS? _Hahn._ Cimex, _Drury_.

CERBUS? FLAVEOLUS. Fuscus, pronoti marginibus fasciâque angulatâ
elytrorum fulvis; abdomine rufo, nigro marginato. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9
lin.)

SYN. Cimex flaveolus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head dark orange. Antennæ filiform, four-jointed, about three-fourths the
length of the insect. Thorax brown, edged with yellow. Scutellum
triangular, not large, brown. Hemelytra brown, one-half of the posterior
edge next the body having a yellow line running along it, crossing the
middle, and {59}ending at the anterior edge. Wings diaphanous. Abdomen
red, edged with black. Rostrum slender, and extending just below the
fore-legs. Legs yellow-brown. Tibiæ and tarsi almost black.

DIASPIDIUS SCAPHA.

Plate XLIII. fig. 4.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Reduviidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. DIASPIDIUS, _Westw._ Cimex, _Drury_.

DIASPIDIUS SCAPHA. Fulvus; capite, antennis, pronoti lobo antico,
membranâ elytrorum pedibusque nigris. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)

SYN. Cimex Scapha, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head very small, black, hairy, and long. Antennæ filiform, about half the
length of the insect. The fore part of the thorax is hairy and black; the
remainder and the scutellum yellow-brown. Basal half of the hemelytra
orange-coloured, the remainder dark brown. Wings diaphanous. Abdomen
brown-yellow. Rostrum short and black, not reaching to the fore-legs,
which are black. Middle and hind legs partly black and brown.

This insect differs so much from the other species of the extensive family Reduviidæ, that I have been compelled to raise it to the rank of a distinct genus, the characters of which are as well marked as those of the majority of the genera recently proposed by the Continental Entomologists in this group. Its characters as a genus are--

Caput parvum. Antennæ breves vix longitudine thoracis, 4?-articulatæ;
articulo 2ndo., 1mo. et 3tio. breviori. Pronotum posticè in lobum magnum
depressum, supra scutellum et basin alarum productum. Hemelytra marginem
lateralem abdominis haud tegentia. Tarsi ut videtur 1-articulati.

PYRRHOCORIS PRINCEPS.

Plate XLIII. fig. 5.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Lygæidæ.

GENUS. PYRRHOCORIS, _Fallen, Burmeister_. Astemma, _St. Farg. & Serv._
Platynotus, _Schill._

PYRRHOCORIS PRINCEPS. Sanguineus; pronoti lobo antico in medio, elytrorum
fasciâ versus basin maculâque costali mediâ nigris, membranâ apicali
fuscâ, femoribus in medio nigris. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)

SYN. Cimex longirostris, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head yellowish-brown. Thorax in front black, and brown behind. Antennæ
black and slender, about half the length of the insect. Scutellum
triangular and black. Corium yellow-brown, having a black streak crossing
the middle, and a black spot near it; apical membrane opake and dark
brown. Wings diaphanous. Rostrum long and slender, reaching to the middle
of the abdomen. Legs partly black and brown. Tarsi three-jointed.

{60}The name applied to this species by Drury is so inexpressive that I have been induced to propose for it a new specific designation, which has allusion to its large size and rich colouring.

PLATE XLIV.

CETONIA TORQUATA.

Plate XLIV. fig. 1.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Cetoniidæ.

GENUS. CETONIA, _Fabricius, &c._ Scarabæus, _Linn. &c._

CETONIA TORQUATA. Obscure viridis, thoracis margine antico luteo, pygidii
maculis duabus albis; elytrorum apice suturali spinoso. (Long. Corp. 2
unc. 6 lin.)

SYN. Scar. torquatus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Herbst. Col._ III. _p._
198. _t._ 28. _f._ 1. _Schon. Syn. Ins._ 3. 117.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head rather square, depressed above; dusky in front, grey behind. Eyes
round and prominent. Antennæ black. The thorax dusky green, margined.
Scutellum large, triangular, and green. Elytra dusky green, the sides and
suture margined, having two swellings near the extremities, and two short
thick spines at the end of the suture. The abdomen covered above with a
fine brown pile like velvet. Hind part of the abdomen green, with two
silvery white spots of a squarish form. All the under side of the insect
green, and of a more lively or shining colour than the upper. Legs strong
and thick, the tibiæ furnished with thick spines, both in the middle and
at the tips, the hinder ones being hairy.

This splendid and exceedingly rare insect flew on board a ship at Sierra Leone, and was taken on the awning on the following morning. It seems to be unknown to the French Entomologists, and is omitted in the "Monographie des Cétoines" of Messrs. Gory and Perchéron.

PELIDNOTA UNICOLOR.

Plate XLIV. fig. 2.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Rutelidæ, _MacLeay_.

GENUS. PELIDNOTA, _MacLeay_. Scarabæus p., _Drury_.

PELIDNOTA UNICOLOR. Tota lutea; elytris tenuiter striatis. (Long Corp. 1
unc. 1½ lin.)

SYN. Scarabæus unicolor, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Melolontha Druryana, _Herbst. Col._ II. _p._ 163. 121. _t._ 27. _f._ 3.

Melolontha lutea, _Olivier Ent._ 1. 5. _p._ 23. _t._ 19. 1. _f._ 2.

Pelidnota testacea, _Deg. Cat._

HABITAT: Brazil.

Brown. Thorax margined. Scutellum small and semi-circular. Elytra
margined, and faintly striated. Anterior tibiæ dentated. Tibiæ with two
spurs, except the fore ones, which have only one.

{61}RUTELA LINEOLA.

Plate XLIV. fig. 3.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Rutelidæ.

GENUS. RUTELA, _Latreille_. Scarabæus p. _Drury_. Cetonia p. _Fabr._

RUTELA LINEOLA. Nigra, lineâ a capite ad scutellum ductâ, lateribusque
flavis, elytrorum plagâ magnâ flavidâ. (Long. Corp. 7½ lin.)

SYN. Scarabæus Lineola var. _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 1. II. _p._ 552. 53.
_Fabr. Syst. El._ II. _p._ 145. 53. (Cetonia L.) _Syst. Ent._ _p._ 46.
17. _Oliv. Ent._ 1. 6. _p._ 78. 98. _t._ 11. _f._ 106. var. [Greek: b].

Cetonia Ephippium, _Fabr. Mantiss._ 1. _p._ 29. 31.

Scarabæus Hespera, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Antennæ brown. Head black, with a deep yellow stripe down the middle,
which is continued across the thorax; that part being black, the sides
yellow, whereon is a black spot in the middle. Scutellum yellow and
triangular. Elytra black, with a large yellow patch in the middle of
each. Podex yellow, the middle being black. Abdomen ringed with black and
yellow above; black beneath, with two yellow spots on it. Sternum yellow,
extending to the posterior coxæ, which are brown. Posterior femora broad,
yellow and brown; the other legs brown.

The specimen here figured appears to differ from the ordinary character of the species in having the thorax more strongly marked with dark yellow.

MACRASPIS FUCATA.

Plate XLIV. fig. 4.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Rutelidæ.

GENUS. MACRASPIS, _MacLeay_. Cetonia p., _Fabricius_. Scarabæus p.,
_Drury_.

MACRASPIS FUCATA. Atra nitida, thoracis margine omni elytrorumque vittis
duabus flavis. (Long. Corp. 10½ lin.)

SYN. Cetonia fucata, _Fabr. Syst. El._ II. _p._ 151. 82. _Ent. Syst._ 1.
II. _p._ 145. 69. _Sch. Syn. Ins._ _vol._ 3. _p._ 158.

Cetonia quadri-vittata, _Oliv. Ent._ 1. 6. _p._ 73. 92. _t._ 7. _f._ 65.

Scarabæus Cinctus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2. _Herbst. Col._ III. _p._ 249.
38. _t._ 31. _f._ 5. (Cetonia c.)

HABITAT: Rio Janeiro.

Head black and circular. Thorax black, margined with yellow. Scutellum
very large, black, and triangular. Elytra black, the sides brown, between
which colours is a narrow yellow line, which, running round the
extremities, returns back pretty broad up to the anterior edge. Podex and
abdomen brown. Sternum long and black. Legs black. Tibiæ with two long
spurs at the tips, the fore-legs having only one. Ungues having a long
slender spine fixed to the joint, of equal length with the hook itself.

PLATE XLV.

ECTRICHODIA BARBICORNIS.

Plate XLV. fig. 1.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Reduviidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. ECTRICHODIA, _Laporte_. Ectrichotes, _Burmeister_. Loricerus,
_Hahn._

ECTRICHODIA BARBICORNIS. Nigra; thorace, abdominis lateribus pedibusque
rufis, scutello nigro nitido. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½ lin.)

SYN. Reduvius barbicornis, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 4. 194. 4. _Syst. Rh._ 267.
4. _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (Cimex b.)

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

{62}Head small and dark brown. Antennæ filiform, black. Thorax dark
orange. Scutellum small, black, rough, and shining. Hemelytra black,
velvety; but edged next the body with orange. Abdomen black, edged with
orange. Rostrum short, not reaching to the fore-legs, and brown. Legs
slender and orange-coloured.

CERBUS FALX.

Plate XLV. fig. 2.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Coreidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. CERBUS, _Hahn._ Anisoscelis, _Latr._ Lygæus, _Fabr._

CERBUS FALX. Fuscus, thoracis lateribus compresso-lunatis serratis,
femoribus posticis dilatatis haud dentatis, tibiisque posticis
membranaceo-dilatatis. (Long. Corp. 9½ lin.)

SYN. Cimex falx, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Coast of Africa.

Head small, dirty brown, which is the general colour of the insect.
Antennæ slender, about two-thirds the length of the insect. Thorax brown,
the sides terminating in two broad and thin protuberances, bending
forward towards the head, the edges being serrated. Scutellum triangular.
Wing-cases, wings and legs muddy-coloured, the hinder legs having the
tibiæ very broad, and thin.

This insect is very nearly allied to Lygæus Tragus Wolff, fig. 188, which is, however, an inhabitant of China.

DIACTOR LATIPES.

Plate XLV. fig. 3.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Coreidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. DIACTOR, _Burmeister_. Acanthocephalus, _Laporte_. Cimex, _Drury_.
Lygæus, _Fabr._

DIACTOR LATIPES. Fuscus sive brunneus, unicolor; pronoto cano granoso,
elytrorum venis rufis, tarsis posticis pallidis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½
lin.)

SYN. Cimex latipes, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Lygæus compressipes, _Fabr. Syst. Rh._ 209. 24. _Stoll Cim._ _t._ 2. _f._
14. _Burmeister Handb._ 2. 334. (Diactor c.)

HABITAT: Jamaica (_Drury_). South America.

Head black and very small. Antennæ slender, and almost as long as the
insect. Thorax dark muddy green, almost black, which is the general
colour of the insect. Next the head there is a white mark, somewhat
resembling a crown, the sides terminating in two angles. Scutellum
triangular. Hemelytra and wings of the same dark colour with the other
parts. Rostrum slender, extending to the middle legs. Fore and middle
legs slender, the thighs being dentated. Hinder legs very long, the
thighs very thick and strong, and much dentated; the tibiæ being very
broad and thin, and the inner edges serrated. Tarsi dark orange.

{63}HAMMATOCERUS PURCIS.

Plate XLV. fig. 4.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Reduviidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. HAMMATOCERUS, _Burm._ Hammacerus, _Laporte_. Cimex, _Drury_.

HAMMATOCERUS PURCIS. Niger, undique granosus, elytris basi albis, femorum
posticorum basi sanguineâ. (Long. Corp. 1 unc.)

SYN. Cimex Purcis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Brown Ill._ _tab._ 70. _f._
2.

Reduvius Nychthemerus, _Illig. Burm._ _vol._ 2. 236. 1. (Hammatocerus n.)

Hammacerus conspicillaris var. _Laporte Hem._ 79.

HABITAT: Virginia (_Drury_). Georgia (_Burmeister_).

Head, eyes, and thorax black; the latter rough. Antennæ setaceous,
consisting of innumerable articulations. Scutellum triangular and black.
Corium white, terminal membrane black. Wings white and transparent.
Abdomen black, the edges marked with scarlet and black spots. Rostrum
black and short, not reaching to the fore legs. Legs black, the hinder
thighs next the body scarlet.

CERBUS SANCTUS.

Plate XLV. fig. 5.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Coreidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. CERBUS, _Hahn._ Anisoscelis, _Latr._ Lygæus, _Fabr._

CERBUS SANCTUS. Fuscus, thorace maculâque cruciatâ elytrorum fulvis,
thorace inermi, pedibus nigris femoribus posticis maximis, tibiis
mediocribus. (Long. Corp. fere 1 unc.)

SYN. Cimex Sanctus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head dark brown. Antennæ almost as long as the insect. Thorax orange
brown, having a black streak on it next the head. Scutellum triangular
and black. Corium orange brown, apical membrane black. Rostrum small and
slender, not reaching to the fore legs. Legs black. Hinder thighs strong
and thick, having a strong spine on the under part, and another longer,
near the tip of the tibiæ.

Fabricius has applied the specific name of Sanctus to one of the species of thick-legged Coreidæ, from Brazil, which is placed by Burmeister in the Genus Crinocerus. Drury quoted the Fabrician description as belonging to his species, but the diversity in their locality would alone be sufficient to prove them to be distinct.

RAPHIGASTER VALIDUS.

Plate XLV. fig. 6.

For the description of this species, and a representation of an
individual with expanded wings, see Vol. II. plate XXXVIII. fig. 4. The
following are the only material variations noticed in the descriptions of
this specimen as compared with that referred to above, and which can only
be regarded as indicating slight variety.

Head very small and black. Antennæ black, about half the length of the
insect. Thorax shining, punctated, and of a deep blue, almost black,
being surrounded with a circular line of a cream colour, and which is
divided in the middle, the sides terminating in two black angular spines.
Scutellum large, {64}glossy, triangular, and black, the tip being
cream-coloured and punctated. Hemelytra brownish, tinged with blue, the
extremities being blueish black. Abdomen red above, edged with orange and
black; deep yellow beneath, with black spots on the edge. Legs deep
yellow, tibiæ black. Tarsi black above, yellow beneath.

CERBUS UMBROSUS.

Plate XLV. fig. 7.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Coreidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. CERBUS, _Hahn._ Anisoscelis, _Latr._ Lygæus, _Fabr._

CERBUS UMBROSUS. Obscurè fulvescens, pronoti disco striis tribus nigris,
antennarum articulo ultimo fulvo, elytris striis obliquis nigris notatis,
membranâ apicali æneâ nitidâ, femoribus tibiisque posticis serratis.
(Long. Corp. 1 unc. 3 lin.)

SYN. Cimex umbrosus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Head and thorax dark orange, the latter with three longitudinal streaks
of a darker colour. Antennæ dark orange and black, the last articulation
orange. Scutellum triangular, and dark brown. Hemelytra striated with
dark orange and brown, the extremities being of a bronze-colour and
glossy. Abdomen darker than the other parts. Rostrum extending to the
middle legs. Legs orange-brown, the hinder ones having the thighs and
tibiæ serrated.

HAMMATOCERUS CONSPICILLARIS.

Plate XLV. fig. 8.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Reduviidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. HAMMATOCERUS, _Burm._ Hammacerus, _Laporte_. Cimex, _Drury_.

HAMMATOCERUS CONSPICILLARIS. Niger, elytris basi albis, maculâ irregulari
nigrâ, abdominis marginibus rubro-maculatis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½ lin.)

SYN. Cimex conspicillaris, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Laporte Hemipt._ _p._
79. _Burmeister Hem._ _p._ 236. 2.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Head small and black. Antennæ setaceous, black, and about half the length
of the insect. Thorax black. Scutellum triangular and black, but tipped
with white. Hemelytra black, the base white, whereon is an oblong black
spot. Abdomen dark red, edged with dark red and black. Rostrum short and
curled, not reaching to the fore legs. Legs black.

PLATE XLVI.

PENTATOMA CATENA.

Plate XLVI. fig. 1.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. PENTATOMA, _Latreille_. Cimex, _Fabr. Drury_.

PENTATOMA CATENA. Albida, pronoti dorso maculâ magnâ nigrâ, lineâ tenui
albâ in medio divisâ, scutello maculâ basali, alterâ subapicali,
membranâque elytrorum nigris. (Long. Corp. lin. 7½.)

SYN. Cimex catena, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Brazil.

{65}Head cream-coloured and black. Antennæ about half the length of the
insect. Thorax flesh-coloured; a large black spot occupying the middle,
which is divided by a cream-coloured line. Scutellum shaped like a bell,
black, surrounded with cream colour, and divided transversely by a line
of the same colour. Hemelytra flesh-coloured, the extremities black.
Beneath cream-coloured, with a great many black spots. Rostrum black,
extending below the fore legs. Legs cream, streaked with black.

EDESSA VIRENS.

Plate XLVI. fig. 2.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Scutati, _Burm._

GENUS. EDESSA, _Fabr._ Centroproctus, _Hahn._ Cimex, _Drury_.

EDESSA VIRENS. Obscure virescens, elytris fuscis margine externo pallido,
pronoto lateribus utrinque in spinam longam rectam et acutam productis.
(Long. Corp. 10½ lin.)

SYN. Cimex virens, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Edessa cervus? _Fabr. Syst. Rh._ 146. 2.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Antennæ small, about two-thirds the length of the insect. Head, thorax,
and scutellum dirty green; the latter large and triangular. The thorax on
each side ends in very acute angles. Hemelytra brown, but were probably
green when the insect was living. Beneath dirty green. Rostrum extending
beyond the hinder legs.

LARGUS LINEOLA.

Plate XLVI. fig. 3.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY: Lygæidæ, _Leach_.

GENUS. LARGUS, _Hahn._ Euryopthalmus, _Laporte_. Cimex, _Drury_.

LARGUS LINEOLA. Ferrugineo-niger, profunde punctatus, pronoto postice
luteo, membranâ albido-cinereâ fusco venosâ limbo fusco. (Long. Corp. 6
lin.)

SYN. Cimex Lineola, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ _p._ 721. _No._ 52.

Cimex punctatus, _De Geer Mem._ _pl._ 34. _fig._ 17. 18.

Cimex humilis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Hahn._ _Wanzen. Art. Ins._ _t._
2. _f._ 6. (Largus h.) _Stoll_, _tab._ 27. _fig._ 265.

Euryopth. puncticollis, _Laporte Hemipt._ 38. 4.

Lygæus Mutilis. _Perty Del. Art. Braz._ _pl._ 34. _f._ 9.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Head black. Antennæ small and black, and about half the length of the
insect. Thorax black in front, orange behind; with many minute black
spots, the under part being edged with cream. Scutellum triangular, small
and black. Hemelytra black at the base: white at the extremities. Abdomen
black, edged with cream both above and beneath. Rostrum black, extending
to the hinder legs, all of which are black likewise.

{66}PENTATOMA SPECTABILIS.

Plate XLVI. fig. 4.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. PENTATOMA, _Latreille_. Cimex, _Fabr. Drury_.

PENTATOMA SPECTABILIS. Capite rufescenti postice nigro, pronoto albido,
antice maculisque duabus posticis nigris, scutello et corio albidis
fasciâ latâ communi membranâque apicali nigris. (Long. Corp. 7½ lin.)

SYN. Cimex spectabilis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Head red. Eyes, neck, and antennæ black. Thorax cream-coloured, edged in
front with black, having two small black spots on the shoulders, and two
larger on the hinder part, which are continued on the front of the
scutellum, which is large and triangular; the tip being cream colour, the
middle having a broad black band crossing it and the hemelytra, which are
cream-coloured at the base, the hinder part being black. Beneath red,
with small black spots along the sides. Rostrum long and black, extending
below the hinder legs. Thighs red, the tibiæ and tarsi black.

PENTATOMA RUTILANS.

Plate XLVI. fig. 5.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. PENTATOMA, _Latreille_. Cimex, _Fabr. Drury_.

PENTATOMA RUTILANS. Cyanea aut viridi ænea, pronoti fasciâ transversâ
anticâ, scutelli apice elytrorumque basi internè sanguineis, abdomine
sanguineo maculis marginalibus pedibusque nigris. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 3
lin.)

SYN. Edessa rutilans, _Fabr. Syst. Rh._ 151. 25.

Cimex anchorago, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (nec _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 4. 86.
25.)

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head dark blue. Antennæ black. Thorax deep shining mazarine blue, the
fore part with a scarlet transverse streak. Scutellum triangular,
appearing swelled in the fore part, which is of a dark greenish blue, the
hinder part being scarlet, and continued along the edges up to the
shoulders. Hemelytra dark blueish green. Abdomen scarlet, edged with dark
blue spots. Rostrum black, extending to the hinder legs. Beneath deep
yellowish flesh-colour, spotted on the sides with blue. Legs black.

PENTATOMA REGIA.

Plate XLVI. fig. 6.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. PENTATOMA, _Latreille_. Cimex, _Fabr. Drury_.

PENTATOMA REGIA. Lutea; capite, pronoti maculis duabus oblongis, scutelli
basi, elytrorum maculâ centrali membranâque apicali nigris. (Long. Corp.
lin 7½.)

SYN. Cimex regius, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Pentatoma catena var. vel sexus alter? _Drury_, in text.

HABITAT: Brazil.

{67}The principal difference between this insect and Pent. catena, is two
black spots on the flesh-coloured part of the hemelytra; the scutellum
not having the black part divided by the cream-coloured line, and the
under part of the insect being rather more spotted than that.

ASPONGOPUS JANUS.

Plate XLVI. fig. 7.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. ASPONGOPUS, _Lap. Burm._ Edessa, _Fabr._ Cimex, _Drury_.

ASPONGOPUS JANUS. Niger, supra ruber; capite, pronoti maculâ anticâ,
scutelli basi, membranâque nigris. (Long. Corp. 10 lin.)

SYN. Cimex Janus, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 4. 107. 105. _Syst. Rhyng._ 151. 23.
(Edessa J.) _Stoll Cim._ 2. _t._ 6. _f._ 41. _Wolff. Cim._ 1. 13. _t._ 2.
_f._ 13. _Burmeister Hemipt._ _p._ 352. 3. (Aspongopus J.)

Cimex Afer, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Coast of Coromandel (_Drury_). "In Americæ insulis" (_Fabr._
haud recte).

Head and antennæ black. Thorax red and margined, having a black
triangular spot situated near the head. Base of the scutellum black, the
hinder part and sides being red. Hemelytra red, the extremities black.
Abdomen red. Rostrum short, extending only to the fore legs. Beneath
black, edged with red. Legs black.

The specific name, Afer, given to this insect, although having the priority in point of date over that of Fabricius, is so completely inappropriate that I have not hesitated in adopting the latter.

PENTATOMA PULCHELLA.

Plate XLVI. fig. 8.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. PENTATOMA, _Latreille_. Cimex, _Fabr. Drury_.

PENTATOMA PULCHELLA. Sanguinea, supra coeruleo nigra, fasciis duabus
sanguineis, anticâ arcuatâ, antennis pedibusque nigris. (Long. Corp. 10
lin.)

SYN. Cimex pulchellus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Stoll_, _pl._ 5. _fig._
30. _&_ _pl._ 21. _fig._ 142.

Cimex concentricus, _Klug, Burmeister Hemipt._ 365. 5.

HABITAT: Bay of Honduras (_Drury_). Para (_Burmeister_). Guiana (_J. O.
W._).

Head flesh-coloured. Antennæ black. Thorax dark blue, the angulated
corners red. Scutellum scarlet, with a dark blue band crossing it near
the middle, and two small blue spots adjoining to the thorax. Hemelytra,
next the thorax red, below which is a broad dark blue band crossing them,
and a narrow scarlet one beneath it; the remainder being dark blue.
Rostrum black, extending below the hinder legs. Abdomen scarlet at the
base, with two rows of white streaks; the extremity next the anus dark
blue. Legs black.

{68}SPHÆROCORIS ANNULUS.

Plate XLVI. fig. 9.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY:
Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. SPHÆROCORIS, _Burmeister_. Tetyra, _Fabr._ Cimex, _Drury_.

SPHÆROCORIS ARGUS. Lutea, guttis 15 pallidis sive rubris nigro-cinctis.
(Long. Corp. lin. 4.)

SYN. Cimex annulus, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 4. 82. 10. _Syst. Rh._ 132. 20.
(Tetyra A.)

Cimex Argus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (nec _Fabr. Syst. Rh._ 533.) _Stoll
Cim._ _pl._ 7. _fig._ 50.

Sphærocoris Argus, _Burmeister Hemipt._ 391. _No._ 2?

Scutellera gibbosa, _Pal. Beauv. Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer. Hemipt._ _pl._ 5.
b. _f._ 3.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head dark cream colour, with two black lines from the front to the hinder
part. Thorax dark cream, with two waved bands crossing it from side to
side, of a darker colour. Scutellum very large, and entirely covering the
abdomen. This part is high and rounded, of the same colour with the rest
of the insect, having a number of oval, circular, and other shaped marks
thereon. Beneath dark-cream; breast and fore-part lightest. Rostrum
extending below the hinder legs, all of which are of the same dark cream
colour with the other parts.

There is some confusion as to the specific names of the insects composing the present genus. The Tetyra Argus of Fabricius, with which the species here figured (from Sierra Leone) was considered identical by Drury, is an inhabitant of South America. Dr. Burmeister has also confused it with a species from the Cape of Good Hope.

PLATE XLVII.

ELATER (TETRALOBUS) FLABELLICORNIS.

Plate XLVII. fig. 1.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Elateridæ.

GENUS. ELATER, _Linn, &c._ (SUBGENUS: Tetralobus, _Encycl. Méth._)

ELATER (TETRALOBUS) FLABELLICORNIS. Fuscus, antennis 8-laminatis, elytris
nitidis lævibus. (Long. Corp. 2 unc. 6 lin.)

SYN. Elater flabellicornis, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 1. 11. _p._ 651. 1.?
_Fabr. Syst. Ent._ 1. _App._ _p._ 824. 1.? _Syst. Eleuth._ II. _p._ 221.
2.? _De Jean Catal. Col. 2nd Edit._ 85. _Oliv. Ent._ II. 31. _p._ 8. _t._
3. _fig._ 28.? _Herbst. Col._ ix. _p._ 320. _t._ 127. _f._ 1.?

Elater Gigas, _Fabr. Syst. Eleuth._ II. _p._ 221. 1.?

HABITAT: Sierra Leone (_Drury, Afzelius, Schonh._). Guinea (_De Jean_).
India (_Linn. Fabr. Oliv._).

Head rather small, square, surrounded with a small black margin; palpi
very short. Antennæ black; those of the male laminated, having eight
distinct plates or laminæ laying close to each other, which, when closed
together, appear to be of equal thickness. General colour dark or dirty
brown. Thorax with a black margin, terminating on the sides in two sharp
spines. Scutellum small. Elytra smooth and glossy, without any margin,
and rounded at the extremities, without spines. Sternum black and small.
Beneath of the same colour as the upper side.

{69}This figure has been usually cited as the Elater flabellicornis Linn., the habitat of which is said to be India, whereas the real habitat of Drury's insect, as confirmed by Afzelius and De Jean, is Sierra Leone and Guinea. This insect was sometimes found by Mr. Smeathman in the evenings, having flown into the houses, to which it was attracted by the lights.

ELATER (AGRYPNUS) QUADRI-MACULATUS.

Plate XLVII. fig. 2.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Elateridæ.

GENUS. ELATER, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Agrypnus, _Eschscholtz_.)

ELATER (AGRYPNUS) QUADRI-MACULATUS. Cinereus, thoracis punctis quatuor,
elytris fasciis duabus undulatis nigris. (Long. Corp. 9 lin.)

SYN. Elater quadri-maculatus, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 1. II. _p._ 219. 14.
_Syst. Eleuth._ II. _p._ 224. 13. _Oliv. Ent._ II. 31. _p._ 20. _t._ 8.
_f._ 79. _Herbst. Col._ x. _p._ 105. _t._ 168. _f._ 3. _Klug Ermann's
Voy. App._ _p._ 31. _pl._ 15. _f._ 3.

Elater fasciatus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Coast of Africa (_Drury_). "In Africa æquinoctiali" (_Fabr._).

Head grey. Antennæ serrated and black; much shorter than the thorax,
which is grey, with two small round black spots on the middle, and two
square ones next the scutellum, which is black, surrounded by a patch of
the same colour. Elytra grey, with two waved irregular bands crossing
them, one near the middle, the other near the tips. Beneath black, and,
when viewed through a microscope, appearing to be powdered as it were
with grey. Legs black.

ELATER (CARDIOPHORUS?) PICTUS.

Plate XLVII. fig. 3.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Elateridæ.

GENUS. ELATER, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Cardiophorus, _Eschsch._?)

ELATER (CARDIOPHORUS?) PICTUS. Fulvus, antennis nigris serratis, thorace
elytrisque nigro-lineatis et undulatis, his etiam maculâ utrinque
triangulari nigrâ. (Long. Corp. 9 lin.)

SYN. Elater pictus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Schonh. Syn. Ins._ 3. 277.

HABITAT: Coast of Africa.

Head yellow-brown. Antennæ deeply serrated and black, being shorter than
the thorax. Thorax yellow-brown, with several black longitudinal streaks.
Scutellum very small and yellow brown. Elytra of the same colour, with
several faint black marks thereon, particularly two situated near the
middle of a triangular shape, and reaching to the sides; they are a
little striated, and terminate in four blunt spines, two to each. Beneath
of a greyer colour than on the upper side. Sternum remarkably large.

{70}ELATER (SEMIOTUS) LIGNEUS.

Plate XLVII. fig. 4.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Elateridæ.

GENUS. ELATER, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Semiotus, _Eschscholtz._)
Pericalus, _Enc. Méth._

ELATER (SEMIOTUS) LIGNEUS. Ferrugineus, elytris mucronatis vittis duabus
lateralibus suturâque obscurioribus, thorace lineâ mediâ nigrâ. (Long.
Corp. 1 unc. 3 lin.)

SYN. Elater ligneus, _Linn. Amoen. Acad._ vi. _p._ 395. 24. _Syst. Nat._
1. II. _p._ 652. _Fabr. Syst. Eleuth._ II. _p._ 224. _No._ 20. _Oliv.
Ent._ II. 31. _p._ 17. _t._ 2. _f._ 15. _Herbst. Col._ ix. p. 339. 14.
_t._ 158. _f._ 8.

Elater serraticornis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Elater conicus, _Voet Col. Ed. Panz._ II. _p._ 110. 9. _t._ 42. _f._ 9.

HABITAT: Rio Janeiro.

Head red brown. Antennæ black, shorter than the thorax, which is
red-brown, with a dark longitudinal streak running along the middle from
the head to the scutellum, the sides terminating in two angular points.
Scutellum small and brown. Elytra red-brown, marginated and ending in two
spines; they are a little striated, with three longitudinal streaks of a
dark brown colour; one in the middle along the suture, the others on each
side. Breast and base of the abdomen red-brown colour; hinder part of the
latter is darker, having two oval spots of a lightish colour near the
anus.

ELATER (SEMIOTUS) SUTURALIS.

Plate XLVII. fig. 5.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Elateridæ.

GENUS. ELATER, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Semiotus.)

ELATER (SEMIOTUS) SUTURALIS. Thorace utrinque unidentato ferrugineo,
lineâ dorsali punctisque duobus; coleoptris testaceis vittis tribus
atris. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 5 lin.)

SYN. Elater Suturalis, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 1. II. _p._ 224. 35. _Syst.
Eleuth._ II. _p._ 231. 52. _Oliv. Ent._ II. 31. _p._ 18. _t._ 1. _f._ 3.
a. b. c. _Herbst. Col._ ix. _t._ 158. _f._ 5. 6.

Elater angulatus, _Drury Ins._ _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Head black, with two thick and short spines. Antennæ black, strongly
serrated. Thorax orange, with a broad black streak down the middle; two
black lozenge-shaped spots are placed near the middle of the thorax, and
united to the black streak; close to these are two protuberances, on the
sides of the thorax. Scutellum black. Elytra pale orange, the sides and
middle having three black stripes running along them, the extremities
ending in two sharp spines. Breast orange, with two long black spots on
the sides. Abdomen dark cream-coloured, with two black stripes running
along the sides from the breast, and joining at the anus. Legs orange.

{71}ELATER (CHALCOLEPIDIUS) PORCATUS.

Plate XLVII. fig. 6.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Elateridæ.

GENUS. ELATER, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Chalcolepidius, _Eschscholtz_.)

ELATER (CHALCOLEPIDIUS) PORCATUS. Viridi-æneus, elytris sulcatis; sulcis
villoso-albis, thoracis marginibus luteis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 9 lin.)

SYN. Elater porcatus, _Fabr. Syst. Ent._ _p._ 211. _8. Syst. Eleuth._ II.
_p._ 225. 26. _Oliv. Ent._ II. 31. _p._ 14. 10. _t._ 7. _f._ 74. _Herbst.
Col._ ix. _p._ 323. _t._ 157. _f._ 3. _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Bay of Honduras.

Head dark green. Antennæ black. Thorax yellow at the sides; having a
broad bar of a green colour running longitudinally from the head to the
hinder part, being margined with black. Elytra deeply furrowed with green
and yellow lines, the sides having a broad yellow stripe along them, and
margined with black, the extremities being round, and not ending in a
spine. Breast, abdomen, and legs dark green. Sternum black and large.

PLATE XLVIII.

FLATA ----? PUPA?

Plate XLVIII. fig. 1.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Homoptera. FAMILY: Fulgoridæ.

GENUS. FLATA, _Fabricius, &c._ Aphis, _Drury_.

FLATA ---- PUPA? Corpore toto albo pulveroso vel lanoso. (Long. Corp.
Ins. haud declar. 9 lin.)

SYN. Aphis lanosa, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT:

Head appearing united and fixed to the body, and furnished with a horny
beak, about one-fourth the length of the whole insect. Antennæ of equal
thickness, and apparently only two-jointed; one next the head, which is
white, another in the middle, the extreme part being black; the length
being about a tenth part of the whole insect. Body white, and covered
with a very fine cottony substance. Legs white at the base, the remainder
black. The insect above is round, beneath flat; a fine soft white
substance, like down, intermixed with hairs of different sizes, some
being very small, others very coarse, arises from the abdomen.

"I am not certain it is a complete insect."--_Drury._

This figure represents an insect belonging to the genus Flata (probably Flata nigricornis from South America) in an imperfect state, being most likely a pupa. The species of this genus are ascertained to be similar to this figure in their preparatory states, and especially the Flata nigricornis which is represented by Stoll, both in the winged and apterous condition, as well as by Donovan, in his Insects of China.

{72}CHOLUS URBANUS.

Plate XLVIII. fig. 2.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Rhyncophora. FAMILY: Curculionidæ. SUBFAMILY:
Cholides.

GENUS. CHOLUS, _Germar._ Rhynchænus, _Fabr._ Curculio p. _Linn. &c._

CHOLUS URBANUS. Fusco-viridis, thorace elytrisque flavo marginatis.
(Long. Corp. rostr. inclus. 1 unc. 1½ lin.)

SYN. Curculio urbanus, _Oliv. Enc. Méth._ v. _p._ 503. _Sch. Syn. Ins.
Curcul._ 3. 571. 17. (Cholus u.)

Curculio cinctus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. (nec Cholus cinctus, _Oliv._
Rhynchænus.) _Herbst. Col._ vi. _p._ 478. _t._ 79. _fig._ 7.

HABITAT: Musquito Shore, near Honduras.

Head black. Rostrum half the length of the insect. Antennæ black, arising
near the end of the beak. Thorax dirty green, with a cream-coloured
stripe running on each side, which is continued along the sides of the
elytra, meeting at the anus. Beneath cream colour. Legs the same, being
dirty green above. Every part of the insect appears covered with
innumerable small black pustules, like spots, some smaller than others,
those on the upper side being largest. Each of the femora is furnished
with a single spine.

DYNASTES CLAVIGER.

Plate XLVIII. fig. 3.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Dynastidæ.

GENUS. DYNASTES, _MacLeay_. Geotrupes, _Fabr._ Scarabæus, _Linn. Latr._

DYNASTES CLAVIGER. Rufus, thoracis cornu elevato apice dilatato; capitis
longo, subulato recurvo. (Long. Corp. fere 2 unc.)

SYN. Scarabæus claviger, _Linn. Mant._ 1. _p._ 529. _Fabr. Syst. Ent._ 1.
_p._ 5. _No._ 7. _Syst. El._ 1. _p._ 6. _No._ 11. _Oliv. Ent._ 1. 3. _p._
20. _No._ 18. _t._ 5. _fig._ 40. a. b. _Jabl. Nat. Syst._ 1. _p._ 239.
_No._ 10. _t._ 3. _f._ 1. _Pal. Beauv. Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer. Col._ ix.
_pl._ 1e. _f._ 1.

HABITAT: Cayenne.

Head small, margined, and armed with a long horn which bends upwards.
Thorax dark brown and margined, having a very remarkable erect and black
horn issuing from it, which bends forward towards the head, the extremity
of which is trifurcate, hollowed beneath, and covered with a brown pile
like that of velvet. Elytra brown, the margin and suture being black.
Legs black. Thighs brown. Tibiæ with two spurs. Anterior tibiæ with three
spines placed on the external part.

HISTER (OXYSTERNUS) MAXIMUS.

Plate XLVIII. fig. 4.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Clavicornes. FAMILY: Histeridæ.

GENUS. HISTER, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Oxysternus, _Erichson_.)

HISTER (OXYSTERNUS) MAXIMUS. Depressus ater nitidus; elytris striatis,
mandibulis exsertis capite longioribus. (Long. Corp. cum mandib. 1 unc. 3
lin.)

SYN. Hister maximus, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 1. 2. 566. 1.

Hololepta maxillosa, _Park Mon. Hist._ III. 9. _t._ ix. _f._ 7.

Hister maxillosus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.

Oxysternus maximus, _Erichson in Jahrb. der Ent._ 1. 100.

O. maxillosus, _Guérin & Percheron Genera des Ins._ 1. _Col. pl._ 7.
([female]?) _Fabricius Ent. Syst. vol._ 4. _Append. p._ 437. _Schonh.
Syn. Ins._ 1. _p._ 98.

HABITAT: Cayenne.

{73}Black. Head furnished with two horn-like mandibles, being thicker
near the head, and terminating in a point; that fixed on the left side of
the insect being longest. Thorax broad and margined. Elytra slightly
striated. Scutellum not to be seen. Posterior tibiæ rather long. Tarsi
short.

PHANÆUS FESTIVUS [female].

Plate XLVIII. fig. 5.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Scarabæidæ.

GENUS. PHANÆUS, _MacLeay_. Copris p. _Fabr._ Scarabæus p. _Linn._

PHANÆUS FESTIVUS. Thorace gibbo bicorni, capitis cornu erecto [male],
elytris rubro-æneis; [female] thorace mutico æquali nigro-maculato,
capite mutico. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½ lin.)

SYN. Scarabæus festivus, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 1. 2. _p._ 552. 252. _Fabr.
Ent. Syst._ 1. _p._ 42. _No._ 139. _Syst. El._ 1. 32. _No._ 10. _Oliv.
Ent._ 1. 3. _p._ 110. _No._ 127. _t._ 3. _f._ 21. a. b. _De Geer Ins._
iv. _p._ 315. _t._ 37. _fig._ 3. [male]. 4. [female].

HABITAT: Cayenne.

Head black, broad, rounded in front and margined. Thorax red and
margined, having several black patches thereon. Scutellum not distinct.
Elytra red and striated, being margined with black. Beneath black and
shining. Legs thick and strong.

COPRIS FAUNUS.

Plate XLVIII. fig. 6.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Scarabæidæ.

GENUS. COPRIS, _Geoffroy_. Scarabæus p., _Linn._

COPRIS FAUNUS. Thorace quadricorni, cornubus mediis brevissimis,
lateralibus dilatatis, capitis cornu recurvo serrato. (Long. Corp. 1 unc.
9 lin.)

SYN. Scarabæus Faunus, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 1. _p._ 47. _No._ 155. _Syst.
El._ 1. _p._ 38. _No._ 36. _Oliv. Ent._ 1. 3. 103. _t._ 10. _f._ 87. _t._
22. _f._ 87. b. _Jabl. Nat. Syst._ II. _p._ 61. _t._ 9. _f._ 3.

HABITAT: Cayenne.

Entirely black. Head rounded in front and margined; armed with a long
horn that inclines towards the body, the inner part of which, near the
top, is dentated. Thorax terminating at the corners, next the body, in
two projections like horns, extending in an horizontal position, being
very obtuse, and wider at the ends than the middle. The central part has
two small projections which are bifid, and two dents on the middle of the
posterior margin. Scutellum not distinct. Elytra deeply furrowed. Legs
thick and strong. Fore and hinder tibiæ dentated.

{74}RHIPICERA DRURÆI.

Plate XLVIII. fig. 7.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Cebrionidæ.

GENUS. RHIPICERA, _Latr. Kirby_. Hispa, _Fabr. Drury_. Ptilinus, _Fabr._
Polytomus, _Dalman_. Ptiocerus, _Hoffmansegg_.

RHIPICERA DRURÆI. Thorace griseo sericeo; elytris brunneis albo-punctatis
scutelloque albido, pedibus supra fuscis subtus griseis. (Long. Corp. 7½
lin.)

SYN. Hispa mystacina, _Fabr. Syst. Ent._ _p._ 70. 1.? _Syst. Eleuth._ 1.
_p._ 328. 1.? (Ptilinus m.) _Herbst. Col._ v. _p._ 45. _t._ 46. _f._ 13.?
_Laporte in Ann. Soc. Ent. de France_, 1834. _p._ 235.? (Rhipicera m.)

HABITAT: "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (_Drury's_ MSS.).

Head small, black, thin, and margined from the part where the antennæ are
placed; but behind them to the thorax growing suddenly thick and round.
Antennæ strongly pectinated, each ramification increasing from the base
towards the middle, and then gradually decreasing in length; they are
about a third part of the insect's length, and entirely black. Thorax
grey, rounded, having a ridge on each side, and seeming covered with a
fine pile or down. Scutellum grey and round, appearing like a whiteish
spot. Elytra dark red-brown, covered with a multitude of small whiteish
spots, furrowed and margined at the sides and suture. Breast and abdomen
grey, each ring of the latter having some black spots on it. Legs brown
above, grey beneath.

I have attached a mark of doubt to all the synonyms quoted above, 1st. on account of the difference of locality between Drury's Insect, and that described by Fabricius, which is from New Holland. 2ndly. Because Drury's description does not agree with the true Rh. mystacina: and 3dly. because as there is another spotted species of the genus found in North America, described by Laporte, it is most probable that Drury's insect is altogether distinct, in which case I have proposed for it the name of Rhipicera Druræi. Mr. Kirby speaks of the New Holland species of this genus as though there were more than one, and he has described one from that country under the name of R. femorata, in the 12th volume of the Linn. Trans. No. 9. in which the thorax, as well as the elytra, is spotted with white, whereas the thorax of Mystacina is described by Fabricius as being "cinereus." The Rh. mystacina of Laporte entirely agrees with Mr. Kirby's Rh. femorata. The Rh. femorata of Dalman is a totally distinct species from Brazil, and as it is necessary that a new specific name should be given to it, I would suggest that it should be termed Rh. Dalmanni.

SAPERDA SPECTABILIS.

Plate XLVIII. fig. 8.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Longicornes. FAMILY: Lamiidæ.

GENUS. SAPERDA, _Fabr._ Cerambyx P., _Drury_. (SUBGENUS: ----?)

SAPERDA SPECTABILIS. Nigra, thorace flavo punctis tribus nigris, elytris
fasciis duabus flavis, apice truncato et spinoso. (Long. Corp. 9 lin.)

SYN. Cerambyx spectabilis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2. _Sch. Syn. Ins._ 3.
421. (Saperda s.)

HABITAT: Bay of Honduras.

{75}Head black, with a large yellowish spot between the eyes. Antennæ
black, and almost the length of the insect, having a row of short hairs
running along the under side. Thorax black beneath, lemon-coloured above,
with three black spots. Scutellum small, triangular, and black. Elytra
black, with two broad straw-coloured bars crossing them, each having a
spine at the extremity near the suture. Beneath black, except the middle
of the abdominal rings, which is grey.

PLATE XLIX.

PRONUS (TITANUS) GIGANTEUS.

Plate XLIX. fig. 1.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Longicornes. FAMILY: Prionidæ.

GENUS. PRIONUS, _Geoffroy_. Cerambyx P., _Linn._ (SUBGENUS: Titanus,
_Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. France_, 1. _p._ 133.)

PRIONUS (TITANUS) GIGANTEUS. Thorace utrinque bidentato, corpore nigro,
elytris ferrugineis, antennis brevibus. (Long. Corp. 6 unc. 9 lin.)

SYN. Cerambyx Giganteus, _Linn. Mant._ 1. 531. _Shaw Nat. Misc._ _t._
280. _Fabr. Syst. El._ 2. 261. 17. (Prionus g.) _Oliv. Ent._ 4. 66. _p._
12. _t._ 6. _f._ 21.

HABITAT: Cayenne.

Head and thorax black; all the rest of the insect dark brown. Jaws broad
and thin, the extremities bending inwards towards each other. Antennæ
thickest at their base, and about half the length of the insect,
gradually diminishing in size to the extremities. Thorax smooth and
rounded at top, the middle appearing as if polished; the sides rough,
like shagreen, and armed with two short and pointed spines, like horns;
it is also margined. Scutellum small and bell-shaped. Elytra deeply
margined on their sides and suture; faintly ribbed, each having five
placed longitudinally, the surface very rough. Sides of the abdomen
covered beneath with a dark brown velvety pile. Legs with short strong
tibial spurs.

HEILIPUS? SCALARIS.

Plate XLIX. fig. 2.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Rhyncophora. FAMILY: Curculionidæ.

GENUS. HEILIPUS? _Germar._

HEILIPUS? SCALARIS. Niger; thoracis lateribus et elytrorum disco
irregulariter flavescentibus. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½ lin.)

SYN. Curculio scalaris, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Bay of Honduras.

Head, eyes, and rostrum black, slender, and nearly half the length of the
insect; antennæ arising near the end of it. Thorax black, with a yellow
streak running along each side from the eyes to the corners of the
elytra. Scutellum small, black, triangular. Elytra black, with a yellow
zigzag streak running along the sides, all the black part being full of
small punctures. Beneath entirely black.

{76}CERAMBYX (COSMISOMA) PLUMICORNIS.

Plate XLIX. fig. 3.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Longicornes. FAMILY: Cerambycidæ.

GENUS. CERAMBYX, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Cosmisoma, _Serv._)

CERAMBYX (COSMISOMA) PLUMICORNIS. Fulvus, elytris cruce nigrâ, pedibus
antennisque nigris, his scopiferis. (Long. Corp. 7½ lin.)

SYN. Leptura plumicornis, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2. _Sch. Syn. Ins._ 3.
429. (Saperda p.)

HABITAT: Musquito Shore, Bay of Honduras.

Head dark brown. Antennæ longer than the insect, and slender; basal joint
thickest; furnished with remarkable tufts of hair, four on each antenna;
the smallest is on the first articulation from the head; the next
articulation has a pretty large one surrounding entirely the joint of the
antenna, and is black. On the next joint is a very small one, standing on
the joint in the form of an acute angle, and is also black. At a little
distance from this, the largest tuft is situated, which, like the second,
entirely surrounds the antenna, part of it next the head being black, the
remainder orange colour. Thorax round, without lateral spines,
orange-coloured. Elytra orange, with a broad black patch crossing them in
the middle, where are two lines in the form of a cross. Legs black, the
hind ones very long. Femora thick at the tips.

CYPHUS 16-PUNCTATUS.

Plate XLIX. fig. 4.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Rhyncophora. FAMILY: Curculionidæ. SUBFAMILY:
Brachyderides.

GENUS. CYPHUS, _Schonherr_. Chlorima, _Dej._ Curculio p., _Linn._

CYPHUS SEDECIM-PUNCTATUS. Coerulescens, thorace punctis nigris quatuor,
coleopteris duodecim. (Long. Corp. 1 unc.)

SYN. Curculio sedecim-punctatus, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 1. 2. 618. 92. _Fabr.
Syst. Eleuth._ 3. 509. 10. _Oliv. Ent._ v. 83. _t._ 2. _f._ 17. a. b.
_Schonh. Syn. Ins. Curcul._ 1. 625. 8.

HABITAT: Cayenne.

Entirely fine blue-coloured. Antennæ somewhat longer than represented in
the plate, and black. Thorax with five black spots on it; one in the
centre, and two on each side. Elytra having twelve spots of the same
colour, the apices terminating in two sharp points.

SOLENOPUS CACICUS.

Plate XLIX. fig. 5.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Rhyncophora. FAMILY: Curculionidæ. SUBFAMILY:
Cholides.

GENUS. SOLENOPUS, _Schonherr_. Odontoderes, _Sahlberg_. Curculio p.,
_Drury_.

SOLENOPUS CACICUS. Ater sulphureo-squamosus, thorace bivittato, lateribus
granulatis, elytris punctis magnis oblongo-quadratis et striatis. (Long.
Corp. rostr. inclus. 1 unc. 3 lin.)

SYN. Curculio morbillosus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Solenopus cacicus, _Schonh. Syn. Ins. Curcul._ 3. 597. 1.

Dionychus granicollis, _Germ. Ins. Spec._ 315. 454.

HABITAT: Cayenne.

{77}Head, eyes, and rostrum black, the latter being about the length of
the thorax. Antennæ arising near the end of the beak. Thorax dirty brown,
having a number of very small pustules on it. Scutellum small and
triangular. Elytra the same colour with the thorax, with patches of
lighter brown on them. They are also margined and furrowed, having a
great number of black pustules. Legs black, tibiæ with two spurs, the
outer ones being the thickest.

PLATE L.

LESTES COERULEATA.

Plate L. fig. 1.

ORDER: Neuroptera. SECTION: Subulicornes. FAMILY: Libellulidæ.

GENUS. LESTES, _Leach_. Libellula p., _Drury, Donovan_.

LESTES COERULEATA. Coerulea, thorace pallidè vittato, alis hyalinis
fasciâ latâ subapicali coerulescenti, stigmate nigro. (Expans. Alar. 5
unc. 6 lin. Long. Corp. fere 4 unc.)

SYN. Libellula coeruleata, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Libellula coerulea, _Donovan Nat. Repos._ 4. 110.

HABITAT: Bay of Honduras (_Drury_). "Muskito Shore, Mr. Shakespear, 1779"
(_Drury's_ MSS.).

Eyes large, projecting from the head. Thorax dark blue. Wings reticulated
and transparent, having a broad patch of a deep mazarine blue crossing
them near the extremities, the tips being transparent. Abdomen three
inches and an eighth in length, dark blue. Under side of the head,
thorax, &c. grey.

LAMPYRIS GIGANTEA.

Plate L. fig. 2.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Serricornes. FAMILY: Lampyridæ.

GENUS. LAMPYRIS, _Linn. &c._

LAMPYRIS GIGANTEA. Ovata depressa, thorace semi-circulari fulvo, disco
irregulari, elytris fuscis vittâ laterali albidâ. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 3
lin.)

SYN. Lampyris gigantea, _Schonh. Syn. Ins._ 3. 66. _No._ 46.

Lampyris splendida, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

Lampyris Savignii? _Kirby Trans. Linn. &c._ v. 12. _Guérin. Icon. R. An.
Ins._ _pl._ 14. _fig._ 7.

HABITAT: Rio Janeiro.

Antennæ setaceous, with a small spine, like a short hair, at each of the
joints. Head withdrawn, and entirely hid by the shield-like thorax.
Thorax yellow, margined and semicircular, with a rugged projection in the
middle. Scutellum small, yellow, and triangular. Elytra dark red-brown,
with a cream-coloured line running longitudinally from the thorax towards
the apex, and having a small cream-coloured margin. Breast orange colour.
Legs partly orange and black. Abdomen, which is rather thick, black, with
a cream-coloured streak crossing it near the anus.

{78}BLATTA (PHORASPIS) PICTA.

Plate L. fig. 3.

ORDER: Orthoptera. SECTION: Cursoria. FAMILY: Blattidæ.

GENUS. BLATTA, _Linn. &c._ (SUBGENUS: Phoraspis, _Serville_.)

BLATTA (PHORASPIS) PICTA. Atra; elytris vittâ sanguineâ thoracisque
margine antico flavescenti. (Long. Corp. 9 lin.)

SYN. Blatta picta, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3. _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 2. _p._ 10.
_Serville Revis. Orthop._ _p._ 17. (Phoraspis p.)

Lampyris rufo-vittata, _Schonh. Syn. Ins._ 3. _p._ 66. _No._ 47.

HABITAT: Rio Janeiro, Brazil.

Antennæ filiform, orbicular. Head dark brown, and retracted under the
shield-like thorax, which is black, the anterior margin being yellowish.
Elytra black and margined, semi-coriaceous, and crossing over one
another, having a red streak from the shoulders to the apex. Abdomen
black, having two spines at the extremity near the anus. Legs black and
cursorial, the tibiæ being furnished with many spines.

FULGORA DIADEMA.

Plate L. fig. 4.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Homoptera. FAMILY: Fulgoridæ.

GENUS. FULGORA, _Linn._

FULGORA DIADEMA. Fusca, vertice, pronoti medio, elytrorum fasciâ luteis;
alis purpureis, apice nigris, capitis cornu in medio dentato apice
dentibus tribus majoribus. (Long. Corp. cum capitis cornu, 1 unc. 9 lin.
Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 6 lin.)

SYN. Fulgora diadema, _Linn. Syst. N._ 1. 2. 703. 2. _Fabr. Syst. Rh._ 2.
3. _Stoll_, _fig._ 22. _Donovan Nat. Repos._ _vol._ 5. _fol._ 145.

Fulgora armata, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 3.

HABITAT: Cayenne (_Drury_).

Head extending almost half an inch above the eyes, having many tubercles,
like stubbed horns, on the sides, trifurcate at the tip. It is likewise
furnished with two short pointed and black horns that are placed directly
over the eyes, and two smaller ones a little below them. It appears as if
it had four eyes; two fixed, and of a grey colour like horn; just below
which the other two (seeming eyes) are placed. They are black and
moveable, but are the antennæ, and are perfectly round. Hemelytra dirty
green at the base, with some dusky red patches irregularly placed; but
near the extremity having a large patch of a dark orange colour. The
wings are black, but next the body red, with some red spots in the centre
of them. Rostrum horny, lying between the legs, even with and close to
the breast. Tongue seeming to proceed from the mouth, and much smaller
than the other instrument (labium), being as small and fine as a hair.
Feet formed for walking.

There is a confusion in the works of the earlier authors relative to the native country of this species; Linnæus and Fabricius stating it to be India, whilst Stoll records Surinam, Drury, Cayenne, during that it and others figured by him were collected by Mons. Mallouet, {79}who sent them to Europe, but in their passage they were taken by the Shaftesbury privateer, and afterwards sold by public auction, where he purchased them. Donovan states that two specimens he possessed were taken in Brazil; and Dr. Burmeister still more satisfactorily says, "Gleichfalls aus _Sud-Amerika_ findet sich besonders haufig auf den Cautschuck-Baumen (Siphonia elastica)."

NOTES

SELECTED FROM THE MANUSCRIPT CATALOGUES OF MR. DRURY,

RELATIVE TO SPECIES OF DISPUTED LOCALITY

Contained in Vol. 1 and 2 of these Illustrations.

(_The Notes relating to the Species of the third Volume are incorporated in the text._)