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largest placed about the middle near the suture ; the other (a small one) is on this side joined to the 

 margin. A cream-coloured spot is situated just below the foi-mer, which extends from thence to the 

 lateral margin. Legs grey, without any spines or marks. 



LAMIA (ACANTHOCINUS) SPINOSA. 



Plate XXXI. fig. 3. 



Order : Coleojjtera. Section : Longicornes. Family : Lamiidse. 



Genus. Lamia, Fa6;'. Cerambyx p. iwin. (Subgenus: Acanthocinus, il/e^.) 



Lamia (Acanthocinus) Spinosa. Fusca, griseo-variegata ; thorace spinis quatuor, elytrisque seriebus quatuor 

 longitudinalibus spinarum. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. li liu.) 



Syn. Cerambyx spino3u?, Drury, App. vol. 2. Sch. Syn. Ins. 3. 381. (Lamia s.) 



Habitat: ( ? Drury). South America ? 



Head and antennee brown, the latter about the length of the insect. Thorax lighter brown and 

 rough, terminating on the sides in two vei-y long and sharp spines, bending upwards ; on the middle are 

 two others that are more obtuse and thick, with a small bump or rising behind them. Scutellum black. 

 Elytra brown on the middle and sides, but at their extremities grey, terminating in two long spines. A 

 row of small but sharp spines runs on each side the suture, from the middle almost to the scutellum . 

 and along the sides runs another row from the anterior corners almost to the extremities. Six others are 

 placed on each side the scutellum, running towards the middle in regular order ; and on the remaining 

 parts of the wing cases are placed a great number of small pustules, that are to be discerned only by the 

 help of a microscope. Legs brown. Tibiae marked with grey. 



LAMIA PUNCTATOR. 



Plate XXXL fig. 4. 



Order: Coleoptera. Section': Longicornes. Family: Lamiidse. 



Genus. Lamia, Fahr- Cerambyx p. Linn. 



Lamia Punctator. Atra ; elytris albo punctatis, anteniiis longis, tliorace spinoso. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 3 lin.) 



Syn. Lamia punctator, Fabr. Sp. Ins. 1. '221. 30. Syst. Eleuth. 2. 298. 95. Oliv. Ent. i. 69. 88. t. 8. 50. a. b. 



Cerambyx chiuensis, Forster Cent. Ins. 39. 



Cerambyx farinosus, Drury, App. vol. 2. (nee Linn. S. Nat. 1. 2. 026.) 



Habitat : China. 



General colour black. Head and antennae black, the latter longer than the insect ; the seven last 

 articulations being black and white. Thorax rough and uneven at the top ; the sides tenminating in a 

 thick, strong spine. Scutellum small and grey. Elytra shining black ; the anterior part being rough 

 with small pustules, having a number of small white spots sprinkled all over them. Abdomen greyish. 

 Legs black. Tarsi gi'ey, the under-part being brown. 



