Mr. LeAcn's Essay on the Genus Meli. 59 
England by Mr. Crowe of Feversham, near that place, and since 
-by Mr. Milne, near Margate in great plenty. Mr. Marsham in 
his Entom. Britan. has described it under the name of M. sca- 
brosus, although it had before been described and figured by 
Mr. Donovan in his British Insects under another name, M. va- 
riegatus, which having the priority I have retained. 
2. MELÖE CICATRICOSUS. 
M. niger obscurus, capite thoraceque punctatis, elytris scabrosis. 
ism Tas. Vi. Fig.;5..G. 
M. cicatricosus, niger antennis brevibus, elytris parum cærules- 
centibus; lineis cicatricosis decussatis, interstitiis glabris 
nitidis. Milne MSS. 
Long. Corp. Maris 1 unc. 
| Fem. 1 unc. et 7 lin. 
Habitat in Anglià, mense Maio rarissimus. Captus a Dom. 
_ Milne prope Margate in Cantiá. ud | 
Mus. Dom. MacLeay, Milne, Neale, Sowerby. 
DESCR. Capur nigrum, punctis impressis nonnunquam con- 
fluentibus adspersum. Labium superius atrum, glabrum, 
. nitidum, punctulatum. Antenne atro-nigre, pilose. 
Tuorax transversus niger, antice latior, punctis confluentibus 
‚lineäque longitudinali impressus, postic® marginatus emar- 
. ginatusque. ites 
Eryrra cerulescenti-nigra, punctis elevatis nonnunquam con- 
. fluentibus, glabris, nitidis, interstitiis rugosis atris. 
ABDOMEN supra nigro-atrum, maculä rugosá in singulo seg- 
mento ; infra atrum, glabrum, nitidum, margine singuli seg- 
menti posticé punctulato, nu 
Prpzs atri concolores. — 7 | : 
Obs. Elytra fæminæ posticé emarginata... = 
Mr. Milne, 
