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both young and adults ; Avion hortensis, yo^ng and adults ; Avion 

 atev, young only. From this it may be seen that the genus Avion 

 as well asLimax possesses the property. — B. J. C. 

 Tuam, Sept. 30, 1843. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 

 Plate X. 

 Fiff. 1 . Limax maximuSj var. y. Drap. 



— 2. Do. do. Nilsson's " Cinereo-niger." 



— 3. Tooth or cutting plate of L. maximus, magnified and nat. size. 



— a. Internal shell of L. maximus. 



Plate XI. 

 Fig. 4. Limax arboreus. 



— 5. Do. do. resting position. 



— 6. L. arboreus, variety. 



— 7. Do. do. resting position. 



— 8. L. arboreus, variety. 



— 9, 10. L. arboreus, young. 



— 11. L. flavus. 



— 12. Do. do. back view. 



Plate XII. 

 Fig. 13. Limax agrestis. 



— 14. L. Sowerbii. 



— 15. Do. do. resting position. 



— 22. L. Gagates, young. 



XLIII. — Descriptions of appavently new species and vavieties of 

 Insects and othev Annulosa, pvincipally fvom the collection in the 

 Bvitish Museum. By Adam White, M.E.SS. Lond. and Paris, 

 Assistant Zoological Department, British Museum. 



INSECTA. 



COLEOPTERA. 

 BUPRESTIDJE. 



1. Chri/sochroa (Catoccantha,De].) opulenta YSiT. purpurea. White. C. 

 purpurea, elytris post mediam flava fascia transversa, raeso- et 

 meta-thoracibus subtus purpureo et viridi micantibus. Long, 

 unc. 1| — 2. 



Hab. Philippine Islands (Cuming) : Brit. Mus. 

 This differs from the Chrysochroa opulenta. Gory, in the meso- 



