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and a considerable number occur in Europe. Only 

 two kinds appear to inhabit Britain. 



LAMIA SUBOCELLATA. 

 PLATE XXV. FIG. 2. 



Cerambyx subocellatus, Olivier, iv. No. 67, p. 69, pi. 2, 

 fig. 12, a, 6. 



The colour of the body is brownish black, and it 

 is covered with dense silky pubescence. A broad 

 stripe of yellowish white runs along the middle o~ 

 the head, and is continued down the centre of the 

 thorax ; the latter is armed with an acute spine on 

 each side. The elytra are marked with numerous 

 rounded spots of yellowish white, which are vari- 

 able in size. We received the specimen figured 

 from Brazil. 



LAMIA ORNATA. > 



PLATE XXVI. FIG. 1. 

 Cerambyx ornatus, Olivier, iv. No. 67, pi. 4, fig. 24, a, ft. 



The head of this pretty insect is golden yellow, 

 glossed with green about the eyes, and having two 

 black lines anteriorly. The thorax is of the same 

 colour as the head, and has two narrow cross bands 

 of black: the hinder margin green. The elytra 

 are yellow, marked with regular patches of black 



