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to the Genus Haliphis of L/atreile it is so strongly characterized 

 as not to be mistaken These two Genera Hyphydrus & Hali- 

 plus perhaps are the same but of different Authors ? 



I have not been so fortunate as to obtain another specimen 

 of the Diopsis though I have hunted faithfully, it appears to 

 be a rare insect, and I have no doubt different from Illiger's 

 insect the description of which you were so good as to extract 

 for me ; yet like that it may be characterised "Nigra, alis fas- 

 cia etc ' ' but in the details it appears to differ I have thought 

 to name it brevicornis as the peduncles of the eyes are not longer 

 than the distance between their bases, they are brown head, 

 posterior spines, & feet pale yellow poisers white, Thorax 

 brownish black, lateral spines & abdomen black Fore thighs 

 very much thickened & with the shanks brown but the joints 

 are pale yellow its length is 2 lines I found it on the Swamp 

 Cabbage (Pothos fcetida) May- 



When I had the pleasure to be at your house, amongst the 

 very interesting insects you shewed me one (of which you had 

 several specimens) that you thought was a new genus it is an 

 elongated cylindrical insect that which I take to be the male 

 is black, with a reddish thorax and black dorsal stripe (L/iune 

 would have placed it with Tenebrio) In looking over a ne- 

 glected draw[er] in my cabinet today I found a couple of 

 specimens of it & upon examining them but without discection, 

 I concluded that it approached nearest to the Genus Languria 

 of Latreille & might be placed there but for its palpi which are 

 not filiform, Elytra very dark green approaching black- 

 general colour of the female rather lighter. 



On the lid of the box within you will find two plates of In- 

 sects intended for my American Entomology they are all to be 

 coloured I send you the plate of G. Tityus as the first one 

 that I have had 'coloured you will therefore not criticise it with 

 too much severity as the artist is young & will improve I have 

 the satisfaction to see in this first attempt that the thing is 

 practicable in this country, which has been heretofore much 

 doubted The plate of Papilio Philenor will exhibit the style 

 of engraving which however is entirely obscured by the colour 

 when it is laid on & therefor need not be very fine its principle 



