Zoological Society. 211 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



December 9, 1856. —Dr. Gray, F.R.S., in the Chair. 



Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects in the Collec- 

 tion OF the British Museum, hitherto apparently 

 unnoticed. By Adam White. 



In addition to the species described in my previous paper (Annals, 

 vol. xviii. p. 475), I have reason to believe that the following are also 

 new. 



1. Deucalion Wollastoni, n. s. 



D. aterrimus ; capite post oculos in mare elongato, thorace Icevi- 

 gato, lateribus inermibus, elytris dorso depressis, a basi ultra 

 medium punctato-impressisy singulis lineis tribus Icevibus longi- 

 tudinalibus. 

 Hab. Lord Howe's Island. 



Although this Longicorn differs in some particulars from either of 

 the species of Mr. Wollaston's most interesting genus, I am unwilling 

 to form another genus for its reception till the group has been more 

 studied. The antennae in the female are considerably longer than 

 the elytra : in the male they are very long ; the head in the male is 

 considerably produced behind the eyes; the thorax is twice con- 

 stricted : above the surface is smooth, beneath before the fore legs it 

 is delicately and closely transversely striated. 



2. Moneilema albo-pictum, n. s. 



M. aterrimum^ thorace elytrisque pilis albis variegatis ; oculis 

 antice pilis albis marginatis^ capite inter oculos pilis albis 

 ornato. 



Long. lin. 8^. 



Hab. Mexico. 



3. Moneilema l^evidorsale, n. s. 



M. aterrimum, supra Iceve ; elytris lateribus valde compressis, basi 



punctatis, dorso carina separatis. 

 Long. lin. 8. 

 Hab. Mexico. 



4. Moneilema ?longipes, n. s. 



M. scabriuscule punctatum, aterrimum ; pedibus elongatis crassis, 



thoracis lateribus obsolete tuberculatis ; tarsis subtus fulvis. 

 Long. lin. 8. 

 Hab. "China?" 



This species differs somewhat in form from the others ; it is longer 

 and less squat ; the spine on each side of the thorax is almost obso- 

 lete ; the legs, especially the femora, are longer and thicker ; the 

 coxae have no spot of hairs. It is rather coarsely and generally 



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