342 Mr. A. AVhite's Descriptions of new species 



both young and adults ; Arion hortensis, young and adults ; Arion 

 ater, young only. From this it may be seen that the genus Arion 

 as well asLimax possesses the property. — B. J. C. 

 'I'uam, Sept. 30, 1813. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 

 Plate X. 

 Fi(;. 1. Lima X maximus, var. y. Drap. 



— 2. Do. do. Nilsson's " Cinereo-niger." 



— o. Tooth or cutting plate of Z. maximus, magnified and nat. size. 



— a. Internal shell of L. maximus. 



Plate XI. 

 Fiff. 4. Limax arhorcus. 



— 5. Do. do. resting position. 



— G. L. arhoreiis, variety. 



— 7. Do. do. resting position. 



— 8. L. arhoreiis, variety. 



— 9, 10. L. arhorcus, young. 



— II. L.flavus. 



— 12. Do. do. back view. 



Plate XII. 

 Fig. 13. Limax agrestis. 



— 14. L. Sowerbii. 



— 15. Do. do. resting position. 



— 16. L. Gagates. 



— 17. Do. do. 



— 18. Do. do. variety. 



— 19, 20. Do. do. resting. 



— 21. Do. do. var. /3. Ferussac. 



— 22. L. Gagates, young. 



XLIII. — Descriptio7is of opparentii/ new species and varieties of 

 Insects and other Anmdosa, principally from the collection in the 

 British Museum. By Adam White, M.E.SS. Lond. and Paris, 

 Assistant Zoological Department, British Museum. 

 INSECTA. 



COLEOPTERA. 



BuPRESTIDiE. 



1. Chrysochroa (Catoxantha,De].) opulenta\ax. purpurea, White. C. 

 purpurea, elytris post mediam flava fascia transversa, raeso- et 

 meta-thoracibus subtus purpureo et viridi micantibus. Long, 

 unc. 1|— 2. 



Hab. Philippine Islands (Cuming) : Brit. Mus. 

 This differs from the Chrysochroa opulenta, Gory, in the meso- 



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