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Head black, broad, and very rough above, with two strong, thick, black triangular mandibles, nearly 

 as long as the thorax ; having the inner margin very hairy, and armed with teeth ; sharp pointed at the 

 tips, with their points bending towards each other. Antennte about half the length of the insect ; close 

 underneath which on each side is a strong spine, lliorax black, as broad as the elytra ; very rough on the 

 sides, but shining in the middle, the surface being very uneven ; the anterior angle projecting beyond the 

 edge. Scutellum semi-oval. Elytra dark red brown, shining, and margined deeply on the edges, 

 but faintly along the suture ; having a very short and small spine at the extremities, and extending a 

 little beyond the anus. Abdomen red bro\vn, smooth and shining. Legs red brown, and smooth, being 

 furnished with three very small tibial spurs. 



CERAMBYX (HAMATICHERUS) HERDS. 



Plate XXXIX. fig. 1. 



Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: Cerambycidae, ieocA. 



Genhs. Cerambys, Linn. Subgenus. Hamatieherus, Zeigl. Cerambyx, Serv. 



Cerambyx (Hamaticherus) Heeos. Thorace spinoso rugoso, niger, elytris subspinosis piceis, antcnnis longis. 

 (Long. Corp. 2 unc.) 



Syn. Cerambyx Heros, Fabr. Matit. \. p. 132. Syst. Elenth. 11. p. 270. 21. OUv. Ent. iv. 67. jd. 12. t.f. 1. 

 Panzer F.I. G.m.pl.l. 

 Cerambyx cerclo (var. major), Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. \\. p. 629. 39. Drury, Apj). I'ol. 2. 

 Habitat : Italy, SmjTua, Scandaroon, Sicily, Gibraltar (Drury). Central and Soutlieni Europe. 



Head dirty black. Antenntie black, much longer than the body. Thorax very rough, round, black 

 and shining, having a spine on each side ; the fore-part, next the head, appearing as if surrounded by a 

 groove. Scutellum small and triangular. Elytra black and margined, dark brown at the extremities, 

 and narrow, covering the anus : having a small spine on each, and being very rough, and shagreened. 

 Abdomen and legs black. Tibise clothed with short brown hair, and tenninated by two spines ; under 

 side of the tarsi cushioned. 



TRACHYDERES SUCCINCTUS. 



Plate XXXIX. fig. 2. 



Order; Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: CerambycidEe, ieacA. 



Genus. Tracuyderes, Balm, (in Sck. Syn. ^11.]). 364.) Cerambyx p. Linn. 



Trachyderes Succinctus. Thorace bispinoso rugoso, elytris fascii flava, antennis longioribus compressis. 

 (Long. Corp. 1 unc.) 



Syn. Cerambyx succinctus, Linn. Syst. Nat. \.U.p. 627.32. Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 168. 16. Syst. Eleuth. 

 11. p. 274. 20. OUv. Ent. iv. 67. p. 20. t. 7./. 43. a. b. Be Geer Ins. t. 1. 14. /. 5. 

 Cerambyx Zonarius, Voet. Col. Ed. Pan:. 111. p. 20. t. 7./. 17. 

 Quid, Macgr. Srazil, Lib. vi\, p. 25. 4. Jonston Hist. Nat, Ins. t. H. 



Habitat: Suimam (Bniry). " In America meridionali " (Fabr. J. 



Head dark brown, or dirty black, and very rough. Antennae longer than the insect, with the two 

 basal joints blueish black; the rest red brown, the extremity of each joint being blueish black. Thorax 

 dark brown, shining, and very rough, with large swelling in the middle ; having two short thick tubercles 



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