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4. Popillia JEneas. Olive, with the antennae and legs brown, the 

 metatarsi pitchy black : the terminal segment with 2 white pilose 

 spots : the sculpture of elytra as in P. brunnea. Length '65 inch, 

 breadth '375 inch. Africa. (Id. 37). 



5. Popillia rufipes. Cetonia rujipes^ Fabricius, Syst. Eleu. ii. 139. 

 The author suggests that the two preceding species may possibly be 

 varieties of this. (Id. 37). 



6. Popillia hipunctata. Trichius bipunctatus, Fabricius, Syst. 

 Eleu. ii. 132. (Tab. iii. fig. 1). 



7. Popillia olea. Olive, varying with varied position : antennae 

 and elytra testaceous with a metallic lustre : legs testaceous, with a 

 coppery metallic lustre : terminal segment marked with 2 white pilose 

 spots: elytra puncto-striate, 2nd and 10th strige abbreviated. Length 

 •5 inch, breadth '3 inch. Africa. (Id. 38). 



8. Popillia mutatis. Castaneous, with a changeable metallic lus- 

 tre : the antennae and legs concolorous : the elytra puncto-striate, each 

 with a deep impression near the suture. Length "45 inch, breadth 

 •375 inch. East Indies. (Id. 39). 



9. Popillia Chlorion. Dull green, shining : antennae pitchy black : 

 legs blue black : terminal segment with 2 white pilose spots : elytra 

 striate, each with a deep impression near the suture. Length '4 inch 

 breadth '25 inch. Madras. (Id. 39). 



10. Popillia cyanea. Bright steelly blue, with legs of the same co- 

 lour : antennae black : elytra puncto-striate, each with a deep impres- 

 sion near the centre. Length '4 inch, breadth '25 inch. East Indies. 

 (Id. 39). 



Edward Newman. 



(To be continued.) 



Art. LXXXIIT. — Observations on Species and Varieties. 

 By William Bentley, Esq. 



It must be acknowledged that when the varieties in this genus were 

 first named and described by the author of ' Lepidoptera Britannica,' 

 many of them were comparatively rare, and in some cases only unique 

 specimens were known. With such limited information it is not in 

 the least surprising that they should have been considered distinct 

 species. 



The case is now very different ; Lepidoptera has become the favor- 



