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ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, 



Genus. — Eusph^erium, Newman. 

 Caput pronum, prothorace vix aiigustius : palpi subagquales ; ar- 

 ticulis apicalibus pauUo elongatis cylindricis : antennae corpore 

 vix longiores, 11-articulatae ; articulus 2"'. brevissimus rugosus ; 

 3"'. elongatus, cetera longitudine regulariter decrescentia : pro- 

 thorax longitudine paullo latior, lateribus pone medium acute 

 1-dentatis : elytra convexa, humeris prominentibus, longitudine 

 vix angustiora : pedes breves tibiis subdilatatis. 



Eusp. purpureum. Lcete pur'pureum nitidum^ ore, antennarum 

 apice, pedibusqiie nigricantihus ; undique pilis nigris suhelon- 

 gatis obsitimi. 



This pretty little insect has more the habit of a Chrysomela or Eu- 

 molpus than that of a Longicorn ; it is a short robust insect, of an 

 uniform purple colour, glossy, and beset in all parts with longish 

 black hairs: the mouth, antennae, and legs are nearly black: 

 the prothorax is uneven, having four tubercles of unequal size, 

 and placed irregularly ; on each side it is produced into a sharp 

 and very conspicuous tooth : the elytra are irregularly but deeply 

 punctured ; the shoulders are very prominent and square ; each 

 elytron has a distinct elevation on its^disk, about one-third of the 

 distance between its base and apex : the legs are short, and the 

 tibiae are a little dilated. 



Inhabits Brazil. Presented by Mr. Walker. 



Genus. — Lamia, Fabricius. 



Lamia Sannio. Nigra, lanughie cinerasceiiti tecta, macidis 

 numerosis strigisque nonnullis nunc miniatis nunc aterrimis 

 irrorata. (Corp. long. \'2 unc. ; lat. '4 unc.) 



Black, but completely clothed with a grey pilosity ; this again is 

 sprinkled with hundreds of red and black spots, which singular 

 admixture of colours entirely pervades the head, prothorax, elytra, 

 abdomen, and legs : the scutellum is margined with black : the 

 elytra have various black lines, resulting from the combination of 

 black spots ; the first of these commences at the base of each 

 elytron, between the shoulder and scutellum, and, descending a 

 short distance, turns towards the suture ; two others commence 

 on the exterior margin, and ascend to the disk of the elytron ; a 

 fourth commences nearer to the apex, and ascends towards the 

 middle of the suture in a zigzag direction : the margins of the 

 abdominal segments are red. 

 Inhabits New Holland. Presented by Mr. Ingall. 



