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  Mr. 
  F. 
  Smith's 
  Monograph 
  of 
  Cryptocerus. 
  

  

  Sp. 
  1. 
  Orectognathus 
  antennatus. 
  (PI. 
  XXI. 
  fig. 
  9.) 
  

   Neuter. 
  — 
  Pale 
  rufo-testaceous, 
  the 
  mandibles 
  armed 
  at 
  their 
  

   extremity 
  with 
  two 
  long 
  spines 
  or 
  teeth, 
  the 
  upper 
  one 
  simple, 
  the 
  

   lower 
  one 
  forked 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  the 
  anterior 
  angles 
  of 
  the 
  thorax 
  

   have 
  a 
  short 
  acute 
  spine, 
  a 
  second 
  short 
  one 
  is 
  situated 
  about 
  the 
  

   middle 
  at 
  the 
  sides, 
  and 
  the 
  metathorax 
  is 
  armed 
  with 
  two 
  longer 
  

   slender 
  acute 
  spines; 
  legs 
  elongate, 
  very 
  pale 
  testaceous. 
  Abdo- 
  

   men 
  nearly 
  rotundate, 
  slightly 
  flattened, 
  the 
  first 
  node 
  elongate- 
  

   clavate, 
  the 
  second 
  globose. 
  

   Hab. 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  

   In 
  the 
  Collection 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  Museum. 
  

  

  EXPLANATION 
  OF 
  PLATES. 
  

  

  PLATE 
  XIX. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  1. 
  Cryptocems 
  atrulus 
  $ 
  ; 
  1 
  a, 
  labium 
  of 
  do.; 
  1 
  b, 
  maxilla 
  of 
  do.; 
  1 
  c, 
  labrum 
  

   of 
  (Jo.; 
  1 
  d, 
  mandible 
  of 
  do. 
  ; 
  1 
  e, 
  labium 
  of 
  do. 
  (neuter); 
  

   1 
  /, 
  maxilla 
  of 
  do. 
  (neuter). 
  

  

  2. 
  atratus 
  (neuter). 
  

  

  3. 
  elegans 
  ; 
  3 
  a, 
  antenna 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  4. 
  Aranenliis. 
  

  

  5. 
  D'Orhigniiarnis. 
  

  

  6. 
  Catanluciis 
  parallelits 
  ; 
  6a, 
  front 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  7. 
  Cryptocerus 
  argentaius 
  ; 
  7a, 
  antenna 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  8. 
  qtiadrimaculatus, 
  

  

  9. 
  unimaculatus. 
  

  

  PLATE 
  XX. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  1. 
  Cryptocerus 
  dubitatus. 
  

  

  2. 
  discorephalus. 
  

  

  3. 
  J'emoialis. 
  

  

  4. 
  puhescem 
  ; 
  4 
  o, 
  antenna 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  5. 
  Cataiilacus 
  Cuineensis 
  ; 
  5a, 
  underside 
  of 
  the 
  head, 
  showing 
  the 
  grooves 
  

  

  for 
  the 
  reception 
  of 
  the 
  antennae. 
  

  

  6. 
  Meranoplxis 
  bicolor 
  ; 
  6a, 
  antenna 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  7. 
  petiolaliis 
  ; 
  7a, 
  antenna 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  8. 
  Cryptocerus 
  pusilliis 
  ; 
  8 
  a, 
  antenna 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  9. 
  JElhinps. 
  

   10. 
  Cataulacus 
  Tapi-nbaiKE. 
  

  

  PLATE 
  XXL 
  

  

  Fig. 
  L 
  Cryptocerus 
  cly 
  pectus, 
  J. 
  

  

  2. 
  do. 
  do. 
  $. 
  

  

  3. 
  cordatus. 
  

  

  4. 
  memhranaceus. 
  

  

  5. 
  Head 
  of 
  C. 
  clypeatus 
  (neuter). 
  

  

  6. 
  Thorax 
  of 
  di. 
  

  

  7. 
  Daceton 
  armigerum, 
  $ 
  . 
  

  

  8. 
  do. 
  do. 
  9. 
  

  

  9. 
  Orectognathus 
  antennatus 
  (neuter); 
  9u, 
  mandible 
  of 
  do.; 
  9b, 
  antenna 
  

  

  of 
  do.; 
  9 
  c, 
  metathorax 
  of 
  do. 
  

  

  