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some parts of his description must be errors, while other necessary 

 particulars are omitted. 



The occurrence of some Hoplophora has been noticed by- 

 Mr. George, * and there may be other flying notices. I am not 

 aware that anyone has attempted to search out and put on record 

 the species found in this country. The late Andrew Murray f 

 simply notices one species in each of Nicolet's genera, remarking 

 that many of them might probably be found here if properly 

 looked for. 



This neglect cannot arise from lack of objects of interest, 

 as anyone paying attention to them will soon ascertain. I com- 

 menced collecting and investigating them last spring ; while so 

 engaged I accidentally ascertained that Mr. C. F. George, of 



Plate X. 

 Fig. 1. — Nothrus theleproctus. Egg. 



„ 2. — „ „ Larva. 



„ 3. — „ „ Mature creature x 65. a, east dorsal skin of larva ; 



b, ditto of nymph (first change) ; c, ditto of ditto 

 (second change) ; d, ditto of ditto (third change) ; 

 e, back of perfect creature ; /, stigmatic hair ; 

 q, stigmata. 



„ 4.— „ „ Palpus X 300. 



„ 5.— „ „ Mandible x 300. 



„ 6.— „ „ Maxilla x 300. 



„ 7. — Tegeocranus elongatus. a, hairs of the verlex ; b, hairs proceeding from edge 

 of wing-like expansion of cephalothorax and cross- 

 ing in front of the rostrum. 



„ 8. — „ „ Under side. «, labium ; b, wing-like expansion of 



cephalothorax ; c, shorter ditto lower in level ; 

 d, projection of sternal plate indented for insertion 

 of first and second pairs of legs ; e, anal plates ; 

 /, genital plates. 



„ 9. - „ „ Palpus X 300. 



„ 10.— „ „ Mandible x 300. 



Plate XL 

 Fig. 1. — Tegeocranus coriaceus X 65. 



„ 2. — Tegeocranus labyrinthicus X 65. 



^^ 3. — jj „ Mouth organs, a, labium ; b, mandible partly show- 



ing from below the maxilla ; c, maxilla ; d, palpus. 



„ 4. — Scutovcrtex sculptus X 65. a, tectum ; 6, wing of ditto ; c, terminal hair 

 of same wing; d, projecting point of dorsal plate; 

 behind is seen the clearer depressed area arising 

 from the absence or thinness of the chitine; e, stig- 

 matic hair ; /, projection from sternal plate be- 

 tween third and fourth pairs of legs. 



„ 5. — „ „ Under side x C5. a, rtflexed edge of the dorsal 



plate seen embracing the sternal plate. 



„ 6. — „ „ Fourth and fifth joints and tarsus of first pair of legs, 



showing projection of fourth joint X 300. 



„ 7.— „ „ Palpus X 300. 



„ 8.— „ „ Mandible x 300. 



,, 9. — „ „ End of a maxilla. 



* ' Science-Gossip,' 1877, p. 205. 

 t ' Economic Entomology.' 



