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The name applied to this species by Drury is so inexpressive that I have been induced 

 to propose for it a new specific designation, which has allusion to its large size and rich 

 colourino-. 



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CETONIA TORQUATA. 



Plate XLIV. %. 1. 



Order ; Coleoptera. Section : LameUicornes. Family : Cetoniidse. 



Genus. Cetohi a., Fabricius, SfC. Scarabaeus, iinn. §-e. 



Cetonia ToRQUATA. Obscure viritlis, thoracis margine antico luteo, pygiclii maculis duabus albis ; eljrtronim 

 apice suturali spinoso. (Long. Corp. 2 unc. 6 lin.) 



SvN. Scar, torqiiatus, Drury, App. vol. 3. Herbst. Col. 111. p. 198. t. -28./. 1. Schon. Syn. Ins. 3. 117. 



Habitat : Sierra Leone. 



Head rather square, depressed above; dusky iu front, grey behind. Eyes round and prominent. 

 Antennae black. The thorax dusky green, margined. Scutellum large, triangular, and gi-een. Elytra 

 dusky green, the sides and suture margined, having two swellings near the extremities, and two 

 short thick spines at the end of the suture. The abdomen covered above with a fine brown pile 

 like velvet. Hind part of the abdomen green, with two silvery white spots of a squarish form. All 

 the under side of the insect green, and of a more lively or shining colour than the upper. Legs 

 strong and thick, the tibiae furnished with thick spines, both in the middle and at the tips, the hinder 

 ones being hairy. 



This splendid and exceedingly rare insect flew on board a ship at Sierra Leone, and 

 was taken on the awning on the following morning. It seems to be unknown to the 

 French Entomologists, and is omitted in the " Monographic des Cetoines" of Messrs. Gory 

 and Percheron. 



PELIDNOTA UNICOLOR. 



Plate XLIV. fig. 2. 



Order : Coleoptera. Section : LameUicornes. Family ; RutelidsE, Mac Leay. 



Genus. Pelidnota, Mac Leay. Searabx'us p., Drury. 



Pelidnota Unicolor. Tota lutea; elytris tenuiter striatis. (Long Corp. 1 nnc. IJ lin.) 



Sy'N. Scarabseus unicolor, Drury, App. vol. 3. 



Melolonlha Druryana, Herbst . Col. il.p. 163. 121. t. 27./. 3. 

 Melolontha lutea, Olivier Ent. 1. .5. p. 23. 1. 19. 1./. 2. 

 Pelidnota testacea, Deg. Cat. 



Habitat : Brazil. 



Brown. Thorax margined. Scutellum small and semi-circular. Elytra margined, and faintly 

 striated. Anterior tibice dentated, Tibiee with two spurs, except the fore ones, which have only one. 



