OF THE PLATES. 575 



die, and a third at their extremity, all black; antennae pecti- 

 nated. From Madagascar. 



Fig. 4. Onitis subjlavus, the male of a natural size; yellowish 

 tinged with bronze on the thorax and head; an elevated trans- 

 verse line on the anterior superior part of the head, with a se- 

 cond angular one, interrupted in the middle, behind the pre- 

 ceding one; elytra striated, with a plait at the exterior mar- 

 gin. Port Jackson. Peron and Lesueur. 



Fig. 5. Cetonia bicomis, the female, of the natural size, similar 

 to the male represented in PI. I, fig. 4, but with the epistoma 

 simply emarginated. 



Fig. 6. Helluo costatus of the natural size; body entirely black, 

 glossy and punctured; elytra with little ribs. From Port Jack- 

 son. This species forms the genus Helluo of Bonnelli, p. 279. 



Fig. 7. Lamia venosa,of the natural size; body brown, yellow- 

 ish, and blackish mixed; and covered with down as well as the 

 three first joints of the antennae; elytra yellowish grey, with scat- 

 tered, unecpual and blackish spots; thorax spineless; antennae 

 moderate. From Bengal. M. Cattoire. 



N.B. For these various genera, see Index. 



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