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forming a cross; elytra with nine longitudinal ridges, the five 
nearest the suture well-defined, with a narrow longitudinal black 
streak on the shoulders, and a sickle-shaped patch near the suture 
extending nearly to the middle of the elytra, and then curving ina 
transverse direction to the outer margin. Length 4th of an inch. 
—Hab. New Holland. Mus. Hope. ‘ 
Sp. 5. Prionopleura flavocincta, W.W.S. Head rufous-brown, 
with a transverse black mark on the hind part of the forehead ; 
thorax bright rufous-brown, with a broad transverse central band, 
dilated in the middle into a diamond shape ; scutellum dark brown ; 
elytra minutely punctured with nine distinct, somewhat elevated 
ridges, deep rufous-brown crossed by a broad orange band, mar- 
gined with a black line on each side. Length ;%,ths of an inch. 
—Hab. New Holland. Mus. Hope. 
Continuation of a memoir containing descriptions of new exotic 
Lucanide. By J. O. Westwood, F.L.S. 
Lucanus faunicolor, Hope. lL. mandibulis magnis porrectis, dente 
valido ante alteroque pone medium apicibusque serratis, totus supra 
luteo-fusco-pulverosus ; antennis longis ; tibiis omnibus inermibus. 
6 Long. corp. cum mand. unc. 11.—Hab. in Oriente. In 
Mus. Buquet. An varietas L. metallici, Bdv. 
_Lucanus Rafflesii, Hope. UL. castaneo-rufus, nitidus ; mandibulis 
scutello et sutura elytrorum nigris; capite et pronoti lateribus 
punctatis ; tibiis 4 posticis in medio 1-dentatis, anticis 6-dentatis. 
2 Long. corp. unc. 1.—Hab. ? 
Lucanus sericeus, Hope. JL. niger, lateribus late piceo-castaneis 
luteo-sericeis ; mandibulis brevibus ; tibiis unticis extus serratis 
et 3-dentatis, pronoto in medio angulato. Long. corp. lin. 10.— 
Hab. in insula Java. 
Lucanus reticulatus, Buquet MS. inedit. JL. mandibulis brevibus, 
crassis, intus obtuse dentatis ; subdepressus ; niger, pronoto sub- 
quadrato, elytrisque squamoso-reticulatis. Long. corp. lin. 6. 
Hab. in Nova Zealandia. Mus. Buquet. 
Platycerus origonensis, Westw. (an Pl. securidens, Say ?). PI. 
chalybeus ; elytris violascentibus, mandibulis capite parim lon- 
gioribus, versus basin curvatis, dente supero alteroque interno 
versus apicem armatis, pronoti lateribus marginatis. Long. corp. 
lin. 6.—Hab. Oregon. Mus. Guérin. | 
May 6th.—G. Newport, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. J. F. Stephens exhibited a specimen of Yponomeuta sedilla, 
Duponch., a moth new to this country, which he had captured on 
the 25th of April at Norwood. 
Mr. W. W. Saunders exhibited the larva of a Longicorn beetle 
which was found in casks of gum imported from South America, to 
which it had proved injurious. 
Mr. S. Stevens exhibited specimens of Lytea leucographa, taken 
in blossoms of sallow at Leith Hill in April. Also specimens of 
