104  THE  REV.  F,  W.  HOPE'S  CHARACTERS  AND  DESCRIPTIONS  OF 
branches  of  the  Natural  History  of  the  Himalayan  Mountains,  &c,'  now  in  course  of 
pubHcation. 
It  is  distinguished  by  having  the  basal  joint  of  the  antennce  terminated  internally  by 
a  strong  spine,  and  each  of  the  succeeding  joints  beautiftdly  fringed  at  its  extremity 
by  down.  The  anterior  tilics  are  grooved,  and  have  a  spine  near  the  apex ;  the  inter- 
mediate are  shghtly  tuberculated. 
2.  Lamia  Crux  nigra. 
Tab.  XV.  Fig.  2. 
Lam.  straminea  ;  thorace  nigro,  vittis  tribus  luteis ;  elytris  maculd  cruciformi  nigrd,  alteris- 
que  duahus  rotundatis  aurantiis. 
Long,  corporis  1 1  lin. ;  lat.  4. 
Hah.  in  Sierra  Leone. 
Mus.  Hope. 
Descr.  Species  pulcherrima.  Antennce  corpore  longiores,  supra  nigrae  subtus  griseae. 
Caput  atrum  luteo  variegatum,  maculis  aurantiis  duabus  infra  oculos  notatum. 
Thorax  niger,  macula  utrinque  aurantia,  vittis  duabus  lateralibus  tertiaque  dorsali 
luteis,  hac  antic^  interrupta  postic^  ante  scutellum  concolorem  desinente.  Elytra 
paUide  straminea  sparsim  aurantio  variegata,  cruce  nigra,  guttis  aurantiis  duabus 
mediis,  maculisque  totidem  albis  ornata.  Corpus  subtiis  unicolor.  Pedes  supra 
nigri,  subtus  grisei. 
This  beautiful  insect  was  captured  by  Mr.  Pahn  during  his  residence  at  Sierra  Leone. 
It  is  almost  impossible  to  describe  accurately  its  play  of  colouring ;  a  pale  straw  colour 
predominates,  which  passes  into  lemon  as  well  as  into  light  and  dark  orange.  The 
underside  of  the  antenna  is  of  a  light  greenish  grey. 
It  is  probable  that  this  insect  is  an  Aphelocnema  of  Mr.  Stephens ;  but  this  I  cannot 
accurately  determine,  as  the  characters  of  that  genus  are  not  yet  published, 
Fam.  Prionid^e. 
Genus.  Prionus,  Fab. 
1.  Prionus  Hayesii,  Bownes,  MS8. 
Tab.  XVI. 
Pri.  nigro -brunneus ;  thorace  marginato,  multispinoso ;  mandibulis  porrectis,  quadriden- 
talis ;  pedibus  anticis  valde  elongatis. 
Long,  corporis  4i  unc. ;  lat.  ad  humeros  12  lin.,  elytrorum  17. 
