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villose, especially towards the sides : scutellum black, with a row of yellowish 

 scales at the base ; elytra slightly rugose-punctate, villose, each with five rather 

 elevated smooth longitudinal lines : abdomen considerably produced at the 

 apex, and terminating in a gradually attenuated, subacuminated process: 

 breast clothed with a griseous down ; abdomen slightly pubescent, with tri- 

 angular snowy patches on the sides: legs ferruginous. 

 The pubescence is very easily rubbed off, when the elytra appear of a brick 

 colour. 



An abundant insect throughout the south and west of England, 

 in the beginning of May, the larvae at times doing incredible mis- 

 chief in pastures, &c. " Very common (near Swansea), and in 

 1814, every tree, bush, and hedge was covered and nearly de- 

 nudated by them." — L. W. Dillwyn, Esq. " Not very common, 

 near Carlisle." — T. C. Heijsham, Esq. " Cockchafers are found 

 very plentiful about Gravesend, and are collected in innumerable 

 quantities by the Dutch fishermen." — Pococke's Gravesend, p. 217. 

 " Newcastle, Mildon-park, Northumberland, Keswick, &c." — 

 G. Wailes, Esq. 



Sp. 2. Fullo. Ohlonga, fusco-brunnea, albo irrovata, scutello maculd duplici 



at bit. (Long. corp. 1 unc. 2—6 lin.) 

 Sc. Fullo. Linne?—Don. iy.pl 112. — Me. Fullo. Steph. Catal. 116. No. 1190. 



Blackish, brown or testaceous : clypeus punctate, the sides densely covered with 

 white scales : thorax also punctured with three longitudinal lines of white 

 scales, the outer ones interrupted; scutellum with a bilobed scaly white 

 patch ; elytra a little rugose, irregularly varied with white scales, the suture 

 elevated : breast clothed with a fulvous down : abdomen with short ashy- 

 white or griseous pubescence ; antenna? of the male with the capitulum com- 

 posed of very long, curved, lamellae ■ of the female, small, ovate. 



Rare : all the known indigenous specimens have been captured 

 on the sandy coasts of Kent between Hytiie and Ramsgate, chiefly 

 in the neighbourhood of Deal and Sandwich : in the beginning* of 

 July, 1815, eight examples — of which I possess two — were taken 

 by a lady near the latter place. 



Genus CCVII. — Phyllopertha, Kirby. 



Antenna nine-jointed, the basal joint elongate, clavate ; the second globose • the 

 three following slender, gradually diminishing in length • the sixth trans- 

 verse, very short; the remainder forming a triphyllous club, slightly elon- 

 gated in the male. Palpi subfiliform j maxillary with the terminal joint 



