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tooth towards the base within : abdomen robust, suddenly acumi- 

 nated at the apex, where it is compressed laterally, and having 

 an elongate recurved cylindrical spine proceeding from the much 

 compressed penultimate ventral segment. 



Obs. — I have named this genus in allusion to its reniform 



eyes. 



Sp. 1. Neph. nitidus. Shuck. Ater, nitidus, punctulatus^ 

 elytris macula humerali castanea. (Length 3| lines.) 



Atrous, shining, much punctured : the thorax with two small round 

 tubercles in the centre in front, and a central longitudinal channel : 

 the elytra with the humeral angles of a chestnut brown. 



Obs. — This remarkable insect, which is from Van Dieman's 

 land, appears to connect Rhipiphorus and Sitaris very closely 

 together. The combination of characters is singular — viz. the 

 abbreviated and attenuated elytra, deeply emarginated eyes, 

 pectinated antennae, obsolete trochanters, deficient calcaria, and 

 unidentate, simple claws. The amplitude of its wings would 

 almost indicate that it is very volatile : the neuration of these 

 organs is very different to that oi^ Sitaris. 



You must excuse the inverted order in which these descrip- 

 tions have been sent you ; this has been done for the sake of 

 placing the figured insect first. 



Believe me yours very truly, 



W. E. Shuckard. 



31, Robert-street, Chelsea. 



Art. LIU. — Proceedings of the Entomological Society of 

 London. 



(Extracted from the AthencBum.) 



Sitting of the 2d of April, 1838. 



J. F. Stephens, Esq. in the Chair. 



Mr. Barker communicated a method of driving away the 

 minute ant which had recently become so troublesome in 

 houses in the neighbourhood of London. 



Mr. Bainbridge exhibited a singular monstrous individual 

 of Clivina fossor. 



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