Eighfs Descrijftion of a New Animal^ &fC. 203 



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Nob.5 so common in this country, and the renipiistulata^ 

 Mull, of Europe ; but it is more than twice the size of 

 either of those insects, and may also be distinguished 

 from the former^ by the superior magnitude of the rufous 

 spot of which the form is transversely oval^ whilst that of 



the stigma is orbicular. 



ScYMNUs, Herbst. (Coccinella^ F.) 



S. termindtus. Black ; elytra, at tip yellowish. 



Inhabits Louisiana. 



Body black, polished, punctured : head honey-yellow : 

 antenrKB^ club not much dilated, with numerous short 

 hairs : thorax with numerous short hairs ; lateral margin 

 honey-yellow : scutel acute behind : elytra at tip yellow- 

 ish : beneath piceous-black : ^ectus^ feet and venter be- 



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■ hind, honey-yellow. 



Length about two twenty-fifths of an inch. 

 For this species I am indebted to Mr. Barabino. 



ART. XI.— DESCRIPTION OF A NEW ANIMAL BELONG- 

 ING TO THE ARACHNIDES OF LATREILLE; DISCOV- 

 ERED IN THE SEA ALONG THE SHORES OF THE NEW 

 SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Bj James Eights, M. D, 



(Communicated September 17, 1834.) 



ARA CHNIDES. 



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Gen. Decolopoda.* 



Thorax. Elliptical^ composed of five segments^ sepa- 

 rated from each other by slightly impressed articulations ; 



From ^f xa, ten, <5^of , perfect^ Tzoda feet 



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