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forming a cross ; elytra with nine longitudinal ridges, the five 

 nearest the suture well-defined, with a narroiu longitudinal black 

 streak on the shoulders, and a sickle-shaped patch near the suture 

 extending nearly to the middle of the elytra, and then curving in a 

 transverse direction to the outer margin. Length ^th of an inch. 

 — Hab. New Holland. Mus. Hope. 

 Sp. 5. Prionopleura flavocincta, W. W. S. Head rufous-brown, 

 with a transverse black mark on the hind part of the forehead ; 

 thorax bright rufous-brown, with a broad transverse central band, 

 dilated in the middle into a diamond shape ; scutellum dark brown ; 

 elytra minutely punctured with nine distinct, somewhat elevated 

 ridges, deep rufous-brown crossed by a broad orange band, mar- 

 gined with a black line on each side. Length ^ths of an inch. 

 — Hab. New Holland. Mus. Hope. 



Continuation of a memoir containing descriptions of new exotic 

 Lucanida. By J. O. Westwood, F.L.S. 



Lucanus faunicolor, Hope. L. mandibulis magnis porrectis, dente 

 valido ante alteroque pone medium apicibusque serratis, totus supra 

 luteo-fusco-pulverosus ; antennis longis ; tibiis omnibus inermibus, 

 ^ Long. corp. cum mand. unc. 1^. — Hab. in Oriente. In 

 Mus. Buquet. An varietas L. metallici, Bdv. 



Lucanus Rafflesii, Hope. L. castaneo-rufus, nitidus ; mandibulis 

 scutello et sutura elytrorum nigris ; capite et pronoti lateribus 

 punctatis ; tibiis 4 posticis in medio l-dentatis, anticis 6-dentatis. 

 ? Long. Corp. unc. 1. — Hab. ? 



Lucanus sericeus, Hope. L. niger, lateribus late piceo-castaneis 

 luteo-sericeis ; mandibulis brevibus ; tibiis anticis extus serratis 

 ^ et S-dentatis, pronoto in medio angulato. Long. corp. lin. 10. — 

 Hab. in insula Java. 



Lucanus reticulatus, Buquet MS. inedit. L. mandibulis brevibus, 

 crassis, intus obtuse dentatis ; subdepressus } niger, pronoto sub- 

 quadrato, elytrisque squamoso-reticulatis. Long. corp. lin. 6. 

 Hab. in Nova Zealandia. Mus. Buquet. 



Platycerus origonensis, Westw. (an PL securidens. Say?). PI. 

 chalybceus ; elytris violascentibus, mandibulis capite parum lon- 

 gioribus, versus basin curvatis, dente supero alteroque interna 

 versus apicem armatis, pronoti lateribus marginatis. Long. corp. 

 lin. 6.— Hab. Oregon. Mus. Gu^rin. 



May 6th. — G. Newport, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. F. Stephens exhibited a specimen of Yponomeuta sedilla, 

 Duponch., a moth new to this country, which he had captured on 

 the 25th of April at Norwood. 



Mr. W. W. Saunders exhibited the larva of a Longicom beetle 

 which was found in casks of gum imported from South America, to 

 which it had proved injurious. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited specimens of Lytaa leucographa, taken 

 in blossoms of sallow at Leith Hill in April. Also specimens of 



