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absence of eyes and the presence of scales. It is even 

 more closely allied to Lepidocyrtus, froTawhichthe princi- 

 pal difference consists in the absence of eyes. Temple- 

 tonia differs from BecJcia in having the terminal segment 

 of the antennae ringed, and in the presence of a dark 

 eye-patch, with a single lens. I have dedicated the 

 genus to Mr. Beck. 



Beckia argentea, Lubbock. 



BecMa argentea, Lubbock. Trans. Linn. Soc, 1869. 



PL XXIII. 



Silvery, with bright metallic reflections. No eyes. 

 Third segment of the antennse rather shorter than the 

 second or fourth. A thick fringe of hairs in front of 

 the thorax. Filaments of the tail scarcely reaching to 

 the ventral tube. 



Length -j^^ of an inch. 



Beckia albinos^ Mcolet. 



Cyphoderus albinos, Nicolet. Mem. Soc.^elv., 1842. 

 Lepidocyrtus — Gervais. His. Ins. Apt., vol. iii. 

 Cyphoderus — Nicolet. Ann. Soc. Eut. France, 1847. 

 Lepidocyrtus — Lubbock. Trans. Linn. Soc, 1867. 



PI. XXIV. 



Nicolet' s description is as follows : 



" Oblong, entierement blanc ; le premier et iroisieme 

 article des antennes courts et en cone renverse ; le 

 deuxieme et le quatrieme beaucoup plus grands et 

 oblongs. Corps pen velu et tres brillant. Insecte 

 tres- agile. 



" Longueur : environ 1 millimetre. Habite dans les 

 troncs vermoulus et au pied des vieux arbres, oil il vit 

 en rassemblement nombreux, et sous les mousses des 

 forets, oil il vit alors solitaire. Tres commun surtout 

 en automne et au commencement de I'hiver." 



Silvery white. Third segment of antennae much 



