,.,.imson m various reflections o f light. Th is scaly covering is not nnhkc that o f oly-
arusus ¡rgentatus found in England ; but o f a brilliauoe scarcely mfer.or to the gem-1,ke
! r . o L L the Entimus imperialis o f B r a z il.-H y p om e c e s squamosus is represented in
.ts natural size, in the annexed pla te ; and, in justice to an insect o f such uncommon
beauty, an additional plate is g iv en , to exhibit its appearance m the opaque microscope.
Tt k pxtremelv common in China.
T h e insect represented in fig. 6 is entirely black when divested o f its scaly covering.
Fab. I s considered it as specifically distinct from H. squamosus which opinion was
adopted by Donovan. It is, however, considered by Schonherr, and other r^ en t writer.,,
variety only o f that species, the C. unieolor. Fabr. and C. rust.cus, Weber, being
also equally regarded as varieties.
C L EO N IS PE R LA TU S .
P la te 4 . fig. 7.
D iv i s i o n . C l e o n id e s , Sch o n h e rr.
G e k u s . O c E o x . s , i c W » T . C l e o n u s .B 9 r™ . C urculio p.
C „ S e d e o n i s nige r, snbrus d en s8, su p ra rcnm tc r c ine reo-a lb.do romenrosus, th o ra c e m .=
C n . S e . O .c o n . ^ ^g ^ , p „ „ c ta to -s tria tis . v en tre tn b e rc n h s numerosis
e lab ris a tris n o ta to . Long. Co rp . Im. 6 .
C L c k ; b e n e a th d ense ly, above slightly c lothed w ith greyish s c a le s th o ra x v it i
r e 7 slig h t » h rtish s tr ip e s ; e ly tra p u n e ta te .s rria te . ab d om en ma rk ed with n u merous
b la ck smooth tube rc le s. L e n g th 4 inch.
S y v Cu rcu lio p e rla tu s , F a b r ic iu s S y s t. E l . 11. p . 516.
l ix i i s famius, Oliv . E n t . V . p . 2 6 7 . t. 2 4 . / . 342.
LAMIA R U B U S .
P la te 6 . fig. 1.
TniBE. LoKoicoiisKS, L a tr . (Oe ram byx L in n .)
F a m il y . L a m i id x .
G e s o s L a m a , F a b r ic iu s . Ce ra rab y x p . L in n , IfC.
C m S e. L. gríse a , th o ra c e u trin q u e spinoso b n n a c u la .o , elytris ha s, sc abris, hume ris ap ,coque
m u c ro n a tis , a lb o -g u tta tis . Long. C o rp . u nc . 1. Im. 9.
L grey coloured, th o r a x o n e a ch side with a spine a n d w .th two oblong spo on th e
’ b a L , e ly tra ro u g h a t th e b a s e , with th e shoulde rs a n d apex spined, sp o tted » ith
white . L en g th 1 | inch.
S v n . Cc ram b y x R n b n s , L in n . S y s t . N a t . 1. I I . 6 2 5 . 21.
L am ia R n b n s , F a b r ic iu s E n t . S y s t. 2 . 2 9 0 . O h v . E n t . 6 7 . Í. / . / . o7.
Th is is the lai-gest species o f this genns found in China. It is also vcp- -
diftei-ent parts o f the East Indies. Some interesting observations upon its habits