74 8. J. MC'iNTIRE ON PODUR^. 



found only on certain of tlie largest insects, perhaps adnlt males ; 

 but I have not worked out this difficult question yet. The dis- 

 tinguishing characteristics of the genus Lepidocyrtus are : — abdomi- 

 nal segments unequal, with simple hairs and scales ; antennsB long, 

 four-jointed; eyes, eight on each side. 



Figures 41, 43, 44, 45, and 49 refer to Degeeria nigromaculata. 

 The genus Degeeria is one in which the species do not appear to be 

 uniformly furnished with scales. Some are supplied instead, with 

 a great abundance of hair. The distinguishing points of the genus, 

 however, are as follows : — Segments of body unequal, with clubbed 

 hairs, and sometimes scales ; antennae, filiform, four-jointed, and 

 longer than the head and thorax ; eyes, eight in number on each 

 side. The body, too, is more or less spindle-shaped. 



Figures 46 and 47 refer to Templetonia nitida. The antennae 

 are five-jointed, the basal joint being very short, and the ter- 

 minal one ringed. The skin is of a pinkish brown, and is seen 

 in many places between the delicate pearly scales as streaks and 

 spots. The eyes are red, and the general form akin to that of 

 Degeeria, I cannot say how many eyes this species possesses, 

 owing to the extreme difficulty in counting them. In cultivated 

 grounds a spadeful of earth will often disturb numbers, which 

 run away, glistening like minute specks of snow. They often 

 occur in damp cellars. 



Figure 50 is the scale of a species of Macrotoma — probably 

 Macrotoma jji'umbea. The distinctive characteristics of Macrotoma 

 are : — abdominal segments unequal, with simple hairs and scales ; 

 antennae very long, four-jointed, the two terminal joints being 

 ringed ; and the eyes are seven on each side. 



This genus is remarkable for its activity. At Theale, my 

 friend and I searched some old willows in an osier plantation, 

 and the rapidity with which the Macrotomse disappeared, 

 in spite of their large size, just when we thought we had bagged 

 them, was most provoking. They do not, as a rule, bear cap- 

 tivity so well as Lepidocyrtus ; but I have one Macrotoma that 

 has been imprisoned with about forty of this genus for about 

 three months, and he often rushes about the cell in a frantic 

 manner, to the great damage of the beauty of his fellow pri- 

 soners, who seem greatly frightened by his agility, and brush 

 their scales off in quantities, in their efforts to get out of his 

 way. I would rather he was out of his cell for this reason, but 



