C O L E O P T E R A .
been published by W . W . Saunders, Esq. F. L. S. in the first part o f the Transactions o f
tlie Entomological Society o f London.
LAMIA R E TICU LA TO R.
P la te 6 . fig. 2.
C n . Sp . L. n ig ra , th o ra c e elytrisque fulvis, th o ra c e nigro -lin e a to , e lytris re ticu la tis, a n ten n a rum
a rtic u le 3““ fa s c icu la te . Long. Co rp . lin . 13.
L. b la c k , th o ra x a n d e ly tra rich golden b rown, th e former ma rk ed with b la ck lines,
an d th e la tte r with irreg u la r b la c k m a rk s, a n te n næ with th e th ird jo in t furnished
with a whorl o f h airs. Len g th 13 lines.
S y n . L am ia re ticu la to r, F a b r ic iu s E n t . S y s t . \ . p . 2 . 2 7 8 . no. 4 4 . O liv . In s . 67. tab. 12.
/ . 85.
This is altogether a beautiful insect ; but the singular structure o f the antennæ
deserves particular notice : it is entirely brown ex cep t the first articulation, which is
black ; the third has a large verticillated tuft o f black hair at the summit ; at the base o f
this articulation it has another tuft, but smaller; and a similar tuft, but still smaller, is
situated on the two following articulations.
LAMIA PU N C T A T O R .
P la te 6 . fig. 3.
C h . S p . L. a tra , ely tris albo p u n c ta tis , anten n is longis a rticu lis albo nig ro q u e variis. Long.
Corp. 1 u n c , 3 lin.
L. b la ck shining, th e e ly tra with farinaceous white spots, th e a n te n næ lo n g , th e jo in ts
v aried w ith b la c k a n d white. L en g th ' “ ^h.
S y n . Lamia p u n c ta to r, Fc iè r. /iis . 1. 2 2 1 . 30. S y s t . E l e u t h . ‘l .% m . Oliv . E n t . A.
6 9 . t. 8. / . 5 0 . a . b. S ch o n h . S y n . In s . 3. p . 386.
Ce ram b y x Ch in en sis, F o r s te r Cent. h i s . 39.
Cimex fa rinosus, D r u r y , E d it . I™“ vol. 2 . p i . 31. / . 4 . Do n o va n , E d i t . P"=‘ (n e c
L in n . S y s t. N a t . 1. 2 . 626.)
Donovan states that among some Chinese drawings o f the late Mr. Bradshaw, he
observed one on which the metamorphosis o f this insect was delineated. The larva was
partly concealed in the hollow o f a piece o f decayed wood ; it was o f a whitish colour,
with the head and tail black, as described by Fabricius. The true Cerambyx farinosus
o f Linnæus, with which this insect was confounded by Donovan, is an inhabitant of
South America.