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the Danaidse, Hestia idea ; and two unusually large and 

 handsome ISTymphalidaB — Diadema pandarus, and Charaxes 

 euryalus. Among its beetles are the extraordinary 

 Euchirus longimanus, whose enormous legs spread over a 

 space of eight inches, and an unusual number of large and 

 liandsome Longicorns, Anthribidse, and Buprestidte. 



The beetles figured on the plate as characteristic of the 

 Moluccas are : 1. A small specimen of the Euchirus longi- 

 manus, or Long-armed Chafer, which has been already 

 mentioned in the account of my residence at Amboyna 

 (Chapter XX.). The female has the fore legs of moderate' 

 Ip.ngth. 2. A fine weevil, (an undescribed species of Eu- 

 pholus,) of rich blue and emerald green colours, banded 

 with black. It is a native of Ceram and Goram, and is 

 found on foliage. 3. A female of Xenocerus semiluc- 

 tuosus, one of the Anthribidoe of delicate silky white 

 and black colours. It is abundant on fallen trunks 

 and stumps in Ceram and Amboyna. 4. An unde- 

 scribed species of Xenocerus ; a male, with very long and 

 curious antennae, and elegant black and white markings. 

 It is found on fallen trunks in Batchian. 5. An un- 

 described species of Araclmobas, a curious genus of 

 weevils peculiar to the Moluccas and New Guinea, and 

 remarkable for their long legs, and their habit of often 

 sitting on leaves, and turning rapidly round the edge to 

 the under-surface when disturbed. It was found in 



