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Art. XXXIV. — Note on Elater crocatus of Zeigler. 

 By Thomas Desvignes. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL MAGAZINE. 



Sir, — It having been stated by my friend Mr. Shuckard, in 

 No. 16 of the Entomological Magazine, that I had taken 

 Elater rnfipennis, in some abundance, in Shirewood Forest; 

 I beg to state, that the Elater in question is not rufipennis, but 

 E. crocatus^ ^ (Zeigler,) making a new species to this country. 

 It has been previously captured by my friend Dr. Howitt, of 

 Nottingham, in the same locality, who was unacquainted with 

 its specific name. Your inserting this observation of mine, 

 will oblige 



Your obedient Servant, 



Thomas Desvignes. 



No. 2, Golden Square, 

 November \7, 1836. 



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Art. XXXV. — Descriptioji of two Scarahwi in the cabinet of 

 Samuel Hanson^ Esq.., M.E.S., <Sfc. By Edward Newman. 

 (See plate XIV.) 



Although the two Scarahwi figured in the plate do not 

 appear to be characterised in any of the descriptive lists of the 

 genus which I have seen ; yet I think it highly probable that 

 one, or both of them, may have been named in some de- 

 tached paper, with which I have not chanced to meet. It is, 

 therefore, with considerable reluctance that 1 propose names 

 for them, seeing that they are so likely to sink as synonyms. 



The form of Figure 1 is so exceedingly different from the 

 usual conformation of the Scarahwi, that I shall venture to 

 describe it under a new generic name. 



Genus. — Propomacrus. Newman. 



a This name I obtained through the kindness of the Rev. T. W. Hope. 



