56 Mr. J. Y. Johnson on Squilla Mantis. 



testaceis, elj'trorum lineis rude punctatis, macula basali uiargine 

 suturaque viridibus, pectore viridi. Long. 2-2^ lin. 



Omaloplia hamifera. Testacea, nitens, capite viridi contertissime 

 punctate linea transversa testacea, thorace viridi scite punctate 

 vitta niargineque testaceis, abdominis lineis punctatis, vitta sutu- 

 rali hamata antice abbreviata lineisque duabus marginalibus inter- 

 ruptis viridibus, pedibus ex parte pectoreque viridibus. Long. 

 2 lin. 



Anomala humeralis. Testacea, nitens, capite piceo confertissime 

 punctato, thorace scitissime punctate, elytris punctato-lineatis, 

 sutura maculisque duabus humeralibus nigris, tarsis piceis. Long. 

 7 1 lin. 



Anomala discalis. Testacea, nitens, capite thoraceque scitissime 

 punctatis viridi marginatis, elytris punctato-lineatis, sutura mar- 

 gincque nigricantibns, abdominis lateribus nigro fasciatis, fascia 

 postica viridi. pedibus ex parte viridibus. Long. 5^ lin. 



Anomala conformis. Testacea, nitens, capite piceo confertissinie 

 punctato, clypeo ferrngineo, thorace scitissime punctato, elytrorum 

 lineis vix punctatis, sutura picea. Long. 4 lin. 



Anomala punctatissima. a^neo-viridis, nitens, confertissinie 

 punctata, palpis antennisque ferrugineis, elytris lineate-punctatis, 

 tarsis piceis. Long. 4 hn. 



MiMELA VARiEGATA. Vlridis, niteus, subtus testaceo varia, capite 

 thoraceque glabris, capite antice thoracisque lateribus luteis, elytris 

 punctato-lineatis, maculis duabus discalibus strigisque duabus 

 transversis anterioribus et exterioribus luteis. Long. 5^-6| lin. 



Fam. Trichiadse. 



Valgus addendus. Piceus, depressus, subtus cinereo-tomentosus, 

 elytris punctato-hneatis cineree subtrifasciatis. Long. If lin. 



[To be continued.] 



IX. — Note on Squilla Mantis, Rondel. 

 By James Yate Johnson, Esq. 



To the Editors of the Annals of Natural Historxj. 



Gentlemen, Madeira, Nov. 15, 1858. 



Having obtained a fine specimen of the Crustacean Squilla 

 Mantis, Rondel., from deep water off this island, and having 

 gone caiefully over Mr. Bell's description of this species in his 

 excellent ' History of the British Stalk -eyed Crustacea,' I beg 

 leave to send you a note of several points, partly in addition to, 

 partly in correction of, Mr. Bell's description, which appears to 



