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also much longer. The diameters of the prothorax are about equal ; the lateral mar- 

 gins are rounded and perfectly unarmed ; the dorsal surface somewhat flattened and 

 scabrous, as with confluent punctures. The elytra are as wide as the prothorax 

 in the male, wider in the female; their lateral margins straight; their apices 

 rounded exteriorly, and having the sutural angle rather acute ; their dorsal surface 

 covered, first, with very short grayish down, secondly, with small, but distinct equi- 

 distant punctures, and thirdly, with equidistant pustules, which are less numerous than 

 the punctures as one to ten. The legs are simple, the femora having only a moderate 

 incrassation. (Length of the body 1 inch, breadth -325 inch). A common insect 

 something like Phacodes lentiginosus, and both are frequently referred to the Calli- 

 dium obscurum of Fabricius ; I cannot say with what justice, as that author does not 

 mention one character peculiar to the insects ; in fact, his description, brief as it is, 

 will not suit either of them. The query attached above to the name Callidium is in- 

 tended to imply that the insect does not belong to the genus Callidium as now 

 restricted. 



Callidium ? vittigerum. Antennae not exceeding two-thirds of the length of the 

 body, incrassated towards the tip, black, 11-jointed, the basal joint robust, all the joints 

 except the short second joint of nearly equal length ; head black, elongate anteriorly; 

 prothorax rounded laterally, slightly flattened dorsally, much wider than the head, 

 of nearly equal length and width, covered with confluent punctures, black, with four 

 white pilose longitudinal vittae, two, dorsal and distant, and two, lateral : elytra, 

 slightly wider than prothorax, rounded at apex, slightly produced at the shoulders, 

 testaceous, with a white pilose subsutural vitta on each, extending throughout its 

 length ; legs short, simple, ferruginous. (Length "45 inch, breadth '125 inch). A 

 single specimen only occurs in Mr. Ince's collection. 



Lagocheirus Inceii. Of a rich velvety brown colour, variegated with a few mark- 

 ings, the most conspicuous of which is an abbreviated whitish fascia on each elytron, 

 commencing on the costal margin below the shoulder, extending on to the back, and 

 terminating much before the suture ; below this, on each elytron, is a dark fuscous 

 macula. (Length of the body \ inch, breadth 2 inches). This, too closely resembles a 

 common Brazilian species, and is the first example I have seen from Australia. Can 

 there be any mistake as to the country ? I have the pleasure of dedicating this spe- 

 cies to Captain Ince, at the request of his brother, W. H. Ince, Esq., to whose kind- 

 ness I am indebted for the opportunity of describing these insects. A single speci- 

 men only was procured. 



Monohammus vastator. Entirely dark brown, approaching to black, the dorsal 

 surface of the prothorax and elytra being clothed with a short gray pubescence : this 

 pubescence has a mottled appearance, occasioned by the presence of glabrous spots or 

 patches, but as it appears the pubescence is very easily abraded, I cannot venture to 

 decide whether the glabrous markings are natural or caused by casuali ties. The an- 

 tennae are very long in the male, exceeding by one-half the length of the body ; the 

 protibiae have a very distinct tooth near the extremity. A number of wspe- 

 cimens were taken, some of them very fine, and the males appear to be much larger 

 than the females. (Length of the body 1*2 inches, breadth 4 inch ; expansion of the 

 antennae 5i inches. — Edward Newman. 



Capture of the Migratory Locust at Yarmouth. — During the months of August 

 and September a great number of these insects were taken ; one gentlemen took fifteen, 

 and three times as many have been captured by different persons. I have myself 

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