Rev. F. W. Hope u» some Nondescript Insects frojn Assam. 589 



if I am not mistaken in the species, there is a specimen in the Zoological 

 Society's Museum, labelled as inhabiting Sumatra. 



Spec. 3. LucANUs Spencii. 



Long. une. 1, lin. 9. Lat. lin. (>. 



Ater ; mantlibnlis exsertis basi robustis et unidentatis, apicibus furcatis. 



Caput antice depressum, postice convexum, disco punctidatum. Thorax glaber, 

 nitidus, sub lente subtilissimè punctatus, latei'ibus subserratis. Eli/tra a 

 basi ad apicem gradatim attenuata, punctulis crebris per totum discum 

 impressis. Corpus infra nigrum, pedibus concoloribus, tibiis quatuor 

 posterioribus medio unidentatis. 



This insect was unique in the collection of Dr. Cantor : it is named in 

 honour of Mr. Spence, the author of a valuable monograph on Cholera, pub- 

 lished in the Linneau Transactions, and of other important entomological 



works. 



Spec. 4. LucANUs curvidens. 



Long. une. 1, lin. 9. Lat. lin. Gh. 



Niger : mandibulis e.Ksertis intùs dente curvato valido ferè ad basin posito. 



Caput valdè depressum, dentibus binis anticè prominentibus. Thorax glaber, 

 margine undique elevato. Eli/tra nigro-picea, striato-punctata, interne 

 subtili.ssim^ punctulata, externe ad latera fortiter punctata et ferè sca- 

 brosa. Corpus infra nigr'um, pedibus concoloribus. Tihue media- uni- 

 spinosae ; posticœ setosse. 



This remarkablj^ depressed species of Lucanus was presented to me by 

 Lady Jones ; at present it may be considered as unique. 



Spec. b. Lucanus bulbosus. 



Long. une. I, lin. 6. Lat. lin. 6. 



Nigro-castaneus ; mandibulis exsertis dentibus bulbosis armatis, apicibus 

 acutis. Tab. XL. fig. 2. 



Caput atrum, depressum, punctulatum. Thorax capite latior, castaueo-nigri- 

 canti inquinatus. Elytra concolora, thorace minora, ad apicem sensim 



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