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f irmerly in the Leverian Museum, and which is the original of Pen- 

 nant's description. 



The Maeacus sprriosus of M. F. Cuvier is stated by M. Tem- 

 minck to be founded upon an immature specimen of a species of 

 Maeacus which inhabits Japan ; the habitat of Molucca Islands 

 given by M. F. Cuvier being founded upon error. The specimen 

 was originally taken from Japan to Java, where it died ; the skin 

 was preserved, and M. Diard having obtained possession of it, sent 

 it to the Paris Museum ; and as there was no label attached, M. F. 

 Cuvier imagined it to be a native of the place whence M. Diard had 

 sent it. 



Mr. Fox exhibited several birds, which he stated had formed 

 part of an extensive collection made in Iceland by the Curator of 

 the Durham Museum. 



May 14, 183.9.— Sir John P. Boileau, Bart., in the Chair. 



The Rev. F. W. Hope exhibited a portion of his collection of in- 

 sects, in order to illustrate a paper entitled " A Monograph on Mr. 

 William Sharp MacLeay's Coleopterous Genus Euchlora." 



Genus Euchlora, MacLeay. 



Melolontha, Linn., Fab. & Olivier. 



Antenna articulis novem, basilari conico elongato, 2do, 3tio, 4to, 

 5to et 6to brevibus subglobosis ; capitulo ovato, triphyllo, elongato, 

 antennarum longitudinis totius haud dimidium sequante. 



Labrum prominulum, clypeo fere absconditum, margine antico 

 lineari, ciliato, emarginato, lateribus rotundatis. 



Mandibulce latitantes, subtrigonse supra planse, latere externo 

 rotundato, interno ciliato, ad apicem 3-dentato. 



Maxilla caule subtrigono-triquetro, ad apicem inflexae 6-den- 

 tataj. 



Palpi maxillares articulo terminali cylindrico ovato. 



Labiates articulis 2do et ultimo longitudine sequalibus hoc sub- 

 ulato. 



Mentum subquadratum, margine antico emarginato angulis trun- 

 catis rotundatis ac lateribus sinuatis, postice valde convexis. 



Caput subquadratum clypeo lateribus rotundatis margine reflexo. 



Corpus ovatum convexum postice elytris haud opertum. Thorax 

 subquadratus ad basin duplo longior quam latior, latere postico 

 sinuato vix lobato. 



Scutellum parvum cordato-truncatum. Sternum haud productum. 



Pedes validiusculi tibiis anticis 3-dentatis. Tarsorum ungues 



