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a black example of the same insect. Mr. 

 Cooper had also a dark form of S. 

 fagi and a fine variety of P. phlosas. 

 Besides these he exhibited a beautiful series 

 of M artemis, the larvae producing which 

 had been fed on honeysuckle, Mr. R. G. 

 Burry had a very abnormal specimen of 

 F. piniaria, which had the pectinated an- 

 tennae of the male insect, while the wings 

 were like those of the female. He also had 

 some bred N. trepida &c. Mr. Gurney 

 exhibited a variety of T. amataria, also 

 X silago, P. chrysitis, &c. Messrs. H. & H. 

 M. Jobson had in their box two good varie- 

 ties of Corydon, one being a female, a variety 

 of A exclamationis, and specimens of S 

 convolvuli, M. hastata, C lychnitis, &c, &c. 

 Mr. H. Schooling exhitited a fine series of 

 E venustula, C lychnitis, imago and larvae, 

 also larvae of N. zonaria, T. opima, and E 

 c/ienopodii. Mr. Raine also exhibited pre- 

 served larvae of N zonaria, and three differ- 

 ent stages of E. vinula. Among the other 

 exhibits were A. Blomeraria, A. promntata, 

 and A. holosericeata, by Mr. Anderson ; A 

 prunaria, S carpini, L. dispar, P. unguicula, 

 and C corylata (all bred), by MrT. Huckett; 

 H. defoliaria and H. pennaria, by Mr. J. 

 Russell ; P. empyrea and C miata, by Mr 

 Williams ; H. aurantiaria, taken at Ching- 

 ford, by Mr. Franklin, on ioth November; 

 L. corydon, M hastata, E. russida, N.fulva, 

 S. dubitata, 0. pudibnda, &c, by Mr. T. 

 May ; C. elpenor, M, hastata, E. hispidaria, 

 and C propugnata, by Messrs. Harper. Mr. 

 H. Bartlett exhibited E. betulella and bistri- 

 gella, bred ; and Micro-lepidoptera were 

 also shown by Messrs. W. Gates and G. 

 Pearson. Coleoptera were represented in 

 the boxes of Mr. Cripps and Mr. Lewcock, 

 the specimens of the latter gentleman in- 

 cluding examples of Plagiodera arvioracice, 

 Malachius ruficollis, Anlhrenus fasciata, 

 Eonacia sagittarice, bidens, and tyhce, Chry- 

 somela didymata and polita, Coccinella 19 

 [ punctata, &c. &c. 



THE "YOUNG NATURALIST 

 ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 

 OF BRITISH INSECTS. 



COLEOPTERA. Plate io. 



Genus TIMARCHIA. 



This genus may be known by the tarsal 

 joints being broad, nearly all of equal 

 breadth, and the insects very convex and 

 without wings. 



There are only two species, laevigata and 

 *coriaria. The latter is much smaller, has 

 a different shaped thorax, and is dead black, 

 the former being purple black. In other 

 respects it greatly resembles laevigata, and 

 it was thought unnecessary to give a figure, 

 except to show the form of the thorax. 

 Both species are found among thick herbage 

 and on heaths, and are generally common. 



Genus CHRYSOMELA. 



All the members of this genus have a 

 metallic gloss, some very bright, resembling 

 burnished brass. They differ from the last 

 genus in having the second tarsal joint 

 narrower than the first and in possessing 

 wings. They are rather convex. There are 

 sixteen species. 



*C. Banltsii is coppery bronze. The sides 

 of the thorax are raised. Said to be common, 



C. haemoptera is blue-black; rather flat 

 on the back ; thorax with a tint of coppery 

 and finely punctured ; elytra coarser in the 

 puncturing. " Common." 



*0. polita — The green thorax at once 

 distinguishes this species. It has been 

 found very common among tansy. 



*C. graminis. — This is one of the hand- 

 somest of the genus, its bright metallic 

 colour and large size will at once distinguish 

 it from all the others. It is extremely 

 abundant in some places upon tansy and 

 other plants. *C. fastuosa is very like it, 

 but less than half size. 



C. distingueuda. — This and C sanguino- 



