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scabrosa, fasciae apicalis figura alba literae V persimili pilis albidis 

 prominentibus composita. Pectus brunneum, lateribus striga alba 

 pilosa longitudinali distinctis. 

 Long. Corp. §■. 

 Habitat in Brazilia. 

 In Mus. nost. 



This and the following species appear to belong to the extensive 

 group which forms the genus Acanthocinus, Meg. But as the 

 characters of that genus, together with those of many of the new 

 continental genera have hitherto been unpublished, I refrain from 

 referring these insects to any group with which I cannot be certain 

 that they accord. For the present I shall leave them in the com- 

 prehensive genus LamiUy until a complete revision is made of the 

 Capricorn Insects. 



PfiRPUiiCHRA. L. griseo-hrunnea^ elytris macula humerali brun- 

 ned, fascidque apicali lata, obliqud, apice palUdiore. 

 Tab. 15. f. 9. 

 Caput, corpus, elytra, pedesque pilis confertis operti. Elytra 

 scabrosa, fascia apicali triangular! antice albo-marginata. Pectoris 

 latera striga alba pilosa irregular! distincta. 

 Long. Corp. |.. 

 Habitat in Brazilia. 



In Mus. nost. 



[To be continued.^ 



Art. LII. Proceedings of Learned Societies on subjects 

 connected with ZoologT/. 



ZOOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE LINN EAN SOCIETY. 



May 11, 1824. — A paper was read by N. A. Vigors, Esq. 

 M.A. F.L.S., containing Observations " On the Nomenclature of 

 Ornithology," and a discussion took place on the subject. 



May 25.— A paper was read by J. E. Bicheno, Esq. F.L.S. 



