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seen but four specimens of this variable insect, and all of them 
are females; but from the structure of their antennz I doubt 
not their belonging to this family. I cannot here avoid returning 
thanks to Dr. Latham for his great liberality in giving me his 
only specimens of this insect. 
6. MELÖE VIOLACEUS. 
M. violaceus, capite thoraceque punctatis, elytris rugosis. 
Tas. VII. Fig. 3. 4. 5. 
M. violaceus, "rige. toto violaceo, thorace posticé emarginato. 
Marsh. Ent. Brit. i. 482. 2. 
M. tecta. Don. Brit. Ins. vol. vii. tab. 240. 
Long. Corp. 6 lin. ad 1 unc. 3 lin. 
Habitat in Angliä, Maio vulgatissimus, herbis variis yictitans. 
DESCR. Carur violaceum, punctis plurimis d di nctis impressis. 
Antenne subpilosee, cxruleo-violescentes, apice picee. 
Tuorax violaceus, punctis impressis, postice marginatus emar- 
ginatusque. 
ErvyTnaA non valde rugosa, violacea, apice acutiora. 
ABDOMEN atrum, supra macula violaceä rugosá in singulo seg- 
mento, subtus omni segmento postice subrugoso violaceo. 
Pepes violescentes. RO | 
_ B Thorace canaliculato, elytris magis rugosis quam in e, colore 
_viridescente. 
y Thorace puncto utrinque bitte alias 6 similis, at minor. 
| Mus. Dom. Kirby. 
? Antennis elytrisque longioribus, elytris minus. rugosis, ab- 
domine subtus minus violescente quam in var. «. 
s Multó minor, alias æ similis. he 
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