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Pholiodotus Reichei, Hope, ? . Niger, capite thoraceque rugosis 

 hoc tuberculato, mandibulis apice acutis ; thoracis lateribus ser- 

 ratis, angulis posticis acutis ; elytris fere glabris obscuris, lined 

 elevatd obliqud erosd, e humeris ad medium disci extensd ; pedibus 

 simplicibus. Long. corp. lin. 15 ; lat. lin. 5. — Hab. in Colombia. 

 Mus. Reiche. 



Callirhipis Laportei, Hope. Rubro-testaceus seu fulvus ; antennis 

 nigris, articulo basali antrorsum fiavescente ; thorace lineis tribus 

 nigris ; elytris maculis tribus basalibus apicibusque nigris; pe- 

 dibus nigris ; femoribus fulvis. Long. corp. lin. 6^ ; lat. lin. 1^. — 

 Hab. apud Coban. Mus. Hope. 



Saperda ocularis, Hope. Aurantia, antennis nigro-griseis pubescen- 

 tibus, capite antrorsum atro, oculis albo cinctis ; thorace postic^ 

 nigro, maculis 5 albis ; elytris octo maculis albis atro-cingulatis 

 ornatis ; pedibus atro-griseis. Long. corp. lin. 4^ ; lat. lin. l^. 

 — Hab. in Amer. Merid. Mus. Hope. 



" Description of a new exotic genus of Longicorn Beetles, remark- 

 able for the dilatation of the anterior femora." By J. O. Westwood, 

 F.L.S. 



EuPROMERA, Westw. Corpus breve, crassum, subdepressum. Caput 

 breve, verticale, pronoto pariim angustius. Antenncefere corporis 

 longitudine, 1 1 -articulates, subfiliformes ; prothorax subquadratus, 

 dorso lateribusque subtuberculatis , pone medium subconstrictus ; 

 elytra lateribus parallelis, apice inermia. Femora antica maxima 

 inflata, tibia antica curvatce, tibia 4 posticce in medio haud sco- 

 pifercB. 



Eupromera Spryana, Westw. Griseo-villosa fusco luteoque pariim 

 variegata, apicibus articulorum antennarum fusco-cinctis, elytris 

 fusco tuberculatis. Long. corp. lin. 3|. — Hab. in Brasilia. In 

 Mus. Hope and Westwood. 



" Account of the Fire-flies observed at the Baths of Lucca." By 

 G. Woolmer, Esq. 



These insects, which are termed Luccioli by the natives, evidently 

 from their bearing light, belong to the same family {Lampyrida) as 

 the English fire-fly ; but the females are winged, and in the spring 

 and early part of the summer are seen in all directions on the wing, 

 emitting a phosphoric kind of light at intervals ; thus producing a 

 most beautiful efl'ect where they abound in company with the glow- 

 worm. Previous to a storm they are more than usually active, and 

 their light much more brilliant. In the day-time they rest on the 

 bushes in a state almost of torpor. Their flight is very regular, the 

 light appearing and disappearing at short distances. They entirely 

 disappear shortly after the hay is gathered in. It is considered that 

 it is the female which emits the light, thus attracting the male. The 

 lower (posterior) part of the body, which emits the light, is of a sul- 

 phur colour, and is observed to shine for a short time even after 

 death. When alive, any irritation offered to the part causes the in- 

 sect to emit its light. 



" Descriptions of various exotic Crustacea, Coleoptera and Homo- 

 Ann. ^f Mag. N. Hist. Vol. xvi. Q 



