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latae, articulis 4 interinediis transversis planis, ultimo semiorLiciilari . 

 Maxilla minutae, plan«, corneas, apice acutae curvatae, intus sub apice 

 dente acuto armatae. Palpi maxillares 4-articulati, articulo magno 

 ovato, 3tio 4toque minoribus subcylindricis ; lahiales articulo ultimo 

 prsecedente baud multo majori ovato apice truncato. Prothorax capite 

 vix latior, cordato-truncatus, trans medium linea impressa notatus. 

 Elytra oblongo-ovata, depressa. Pedes breviusculi ; femoribus tibiisque 

 compressis, his apice baud calcaratis ; tarsis distincte 5-articulatis, ar- 

 ticulo basali sequenti longiore. 



1 (38), C hifasciatus. 



Paussus bifasciatus, Kollar in Ann. Wien. Mus. 1836, t. 31. f. 7. a, b; 

 Westw. in Trans. Ent. Soc. ii. p. 91. pi. 10. f. 3. 



Hah. in India Orientali. 



7. Cerapterus, Swederus. 



1 (39). C. latipes, Swed. Bengal. 



2 (40). C. Horsfieldii, Westw. Java. 



3 (41). C i-maculatus, Westw. Java, 



4 (42). C. (Orthoptekus) Smithii, MacL, South Africa. 



5 (43). C. (Arthropteuus) MacLeaii, Donov. New Holland. 



6 (44), C, (Phymatopterus) piceus, Westw. New Holland. 



7 (45). C. (HoiMOPTERUs) Brasiiiensis, Miers. Brazil, 



8 (46). C. (Pleuroptekus) Westermanni, Westw. Java. 



June 15. 



The Bishop of Norwich, President, in the Chair. 



The President nominated the four following Members of the 

 Council to be Vice-Presidents for the year commencing on the 25th 

 of May last, viz. Robert Brown, Esq., Edward Forster, Esq., Thomas 

 Horsfield, M.D., and Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. 



Read, an Extract from a Letter from William Griffith, Esq., F.L.S,, 

 to R, H. Solly, Esq., F.L.S., dated Meerut, March 29, 1841. 



Mr. Griffith states, that in its placentation, ovula, and protrusion 

 of the embryonary sac, Osyris approaches Santalum, but presents in 

 some particulars still more curious anomalies. First, the embryo- 

 nary sac of Osyris seems to be produced beyond the base of the 

 ovulum, passing down through the placenta and through the central 

 tissue of the young fruit to its base. Secondly, the first steps of the 

 growths consequent on fecundation take place outside the protruded 



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