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Temnoplectron, W. Corpus breve subrotundatum nitidum. Cly- 

 peus in lobos duos minutos obtusos productus. Palpi labiales, arti- 

 culo 2do obconico, Stio pracedenti dimidio breviori. Prothorax 

 lateribus rotundatis (et cum elytris subcontinuis) antice parum 

 angustior. Tarsi antici minuti. Tibia postica curvata interme- 

 dia 2-, posticce l-calcarata. Ungues subtus denticulo instructi. 



Temn. rotundum. T. nigrum, nitidum, tibiis anticis obtuse biden- 

 tatis, singulo elytro striis 8 tenuissimis, strid suturali punctatd. 

 Long. corp. lia. 5. — Hab. Melville Island. Mus. Hope. 



Descriptions of two new species of Cremastocheilus, from Northern 

 India. By W. W. Saunders, Esq., F.L.S. 



Cremastocheilus Campbellii, S. Jet-black, somewhat glossy, an- 

 tenna and trophi somewhat piceous. Head elongate-quadrate, 

 slightly emarginate, thorax orbicular, closely and deeply punctured. 

 Mesosiernum prolonged, elytra rather broader than the thorax, 

 elongate, deeply punctured and rounded at the apex, legs long. 

 Length T ^ of an inch. Mus. Saunders. 

 Cremastocheilus brunneus, S. Head subquadrate, narrowed in 

 front ; antenna black. Thorax more orbicular, with a deep im- 

 pressed line thickly and deeply punctured, and dark pitchy brown. 

 Mesosternum terminating in a strong, somewhat curved hairy spine. 

 Elytra rather broader than the thorax, elongate ; apex angular, 

 slightly punctured, dark brown ; legs long, pitchy brown. Length 

 -£j of an inch. Mus. Saunders. 

 [These two species enter into Burmeister's new genus, Ccenochilus, 

 all the species of which hitherto described are natives of Southern 

 Africa.— J. O. W.] 



In allusion to Mr. Hope's observations on the habits of the Au- 

 stralian Coleoptera, Mr. Edward Doubleday mentioned that he had 

 observed with great surprise, when in North America, that several 

 tribes of insects appeared to possess habits quite at variance with 

 those of the European species of the same groups, Ips (for example) 

 being coprophagous, and Onthophagus found under carrion. 



December 6th. — W. W. Saunders, Esq., F.L.S. , President, in the 



Chair. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited British specimens of Notaris Serpi, a 

 Curculionideous insect new to the British Fauna, which he had ob- 

 tained from bullrushes at Hammersmith ; also various other insects 

 found in bullrushes, and a new species of Omias from Ascham Bryant, 

 Yorkshire. 



Captain Parry exhibited a small collection of Coleoptera from New 

 Zealand, including a new genus of Lucanida, and many curious Lon- 

 gicornes, upon which Mr. Hope made various remarks. 



Mr. Westwood exhibited the Coleopterous portion of Mr. Coffin's 

 collection of Mexican insects, and various insects from Sierra Leone 

 from the collection of Mr. Raddon. 



Mr. J. Gould exhibited a large and very beautiful wasp's nest, form- 

 ed by Vespa holsatica in a glazed case, accompanied by a note from 



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