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Sp. 65. Hobsericea. — Type of the genus Rhom- 

 bonyx Kirby, a second species allied to the above I 

 have lately received from Macao in China. 



Sp. 69. Vitis. — Fabricius seems to think that in 

 America this species is the same as that which is 

 found on the European vine. It is scarcely possible 

 that the larvae could have been transported thither 

 in the cuttings or plants imported into that country. 

 A question then arises as to the identity of species ; 

 some Entomologists of the present day assert that all 

 American insects differ from those of Europe. My 

 observations lead me to think that this is not always 

 the case ; leaving the question still open for future 

 discussion, I merely remark that it matters little in 

 which way the question is eventually determined. 

 In both cases we shall have to look to a hiaher and 

 more interesting subject of enquiry, viz. the func- 

 tions committed to the several types of form bv an 

 allwise and provident Creator. In both instances, 

 whether we consider these insects as distinct or the 

 reverse, that is, as species or varieties of species, we 

 must still regard them as the representatives of their 

 respective countries. 



Sp. 71- Cardui. — Now of the genus Glaphyrus 

 Lat. which has very properly been formed into a 



