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PLATE V.
(ORDER COLBOrTBRA. SECTION—LONGICOENES. FAMILY—CBRAMBYOIDÌE. LEACII.)
OiiSEiivATioNS.—The Longicom beetles of tlie East^ although not equal in size to those of the
tropical regions of the New World, yet comprise amongst their numbers many large and beautiful
species ; in fact their " mission," in nature, requires that a great preponderance of lignivorous insects
should exist in those portions of the globe. The great majority of the species recently brought from
India are new ; and of these some very splendid kinds have been lately described by the Eev, F.
W. Hope, in the " Linnacan Transactions," coUeeted by the late Mr. Grrifiith, in Assam. Several of
the fine species represented in the accompanying plate were received from the Himalayan range
during the past summer, and are now in the rich collection of A. Melly, Esq., of Liverpool, whose
manuscript names I have much pleasiu'e in adopting in this work.
FIGURE 1.
HAMMATICHERUS MARMORATUS. MELLY, MS.
Hammaticherus obscure luteo-grii5eus, pronoto macula media punctisque duobus minutis lateralibus uigris nitidis ;
elyti-is macuiis guttisque numerosis irregularibus fuscis ; autenuis apieibus articulorum uigris.
Hammaticlierus entirely of a dull and dirty luteous grey colniu* ; tlie pronotum with a central diamond spot and
two small lateral dots of polislied black ; the elytra covered with numerous irregular-sized and shaped brown spots
and dots ; and the antennce with a black ring at the extremity of each j oint (except those at the base and extremity).
Length of the insect inches. Breadth of the base of the elytra incli.
Inhabits the Himalayan region.
DESCRIPTION.—The mandibles are black and polished ; the back part of the head has a polished
patch, corresponding with that of the pronotum. Each elytron has two prominently elevated lines on
the disk, and the tip round and unarmed ; the sterna are c[uite simple. The under-side of the body and
legs are covered with the same dull velvety coating which appears on the upper side of the insect.
FIGURE 2.
PHRYNETA MARGAEITIFERA. MELLY, MS.
Phryneta fusco-velutina, pronoto lineis dnabus lateralibus albis, elytrisque macuiis sex maguis irregularibus
margaritaceo-albis ; pedibus incrass.atis.
Phryneta of a relrety brown colour ; the sides of the pronotum with two white lines and the elytra with six
large irregidar-shaped patches of a pearly white coloiu- ; the legs incrassated.
Length of the body 1}- indi. Breadth of the base of the elytra i inch.
Inhabits Nepaul. In thè Collections of the Rev. F. W. Hope, A. Melly, Esq., and my own.
DESCRIPTION.—Tlie entire insect is clothed with a fine velvety pile, with the base of the elytra rather
coarsely piuictured. The parts of the mouth are very short, the eyes strongly incised at the base of the
antenuce, which are rather short and thick, as are also the spines at the sides of the pronotum. This
part of the body has two white lateral lines on each side, and the elytra have six large pearly-white
spots, of irregular form, besides two minute white dots. The sterna are simple ; and the legs
(especially the femora) arc thickened. The tips of the elytra are unarmed.
The specimens in my collection, presented to me by the Eev. F. W. Hope, are smaller than the one
figured, and have the sides of the pronotum occupied by a lai-ge white oblong patch instead of two lines,
as in Mr. Melly's specimen.
FIGURE 3.
GNOMA? PLUMIGERA. MIÌLLY, MS.
Gnoma antcmiarum articulis 3, 4, et 5 scopiferis ; fusca, capite et pronoto supra albo et nigro Hneatis, elytris
striolis maculisque variis albis et nigrisvaricgatis, macula majori ad suturam ante medium elytrorum posita, prothorace
elongato lateribus incrmibus.
Glioma with the 3rd, 4th, and Stii joints of tlie anteiinoe furnished with a tuft of black hairs at the tip, behind ;
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