COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS. 
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and a considerable number occur in Europe. Only 
two kinds appear to inhabit Britain. 
LAMIA SUBOCELLATA. 
PLATE XXV. Fig. 2. 
Cerambyx subocellatus, Olivier , iv. No. 67, p. 69, pi. 2, 
fig. 12, a, b. 
The colour of the body is brownish black, and it 
is covered with dense silky pubescence. A broad 
stripe of yellowish white runs along the middle of 
the head, and is continued down the centre of the 
thorax ; the latter is armed with an acute spine, on 
each side. The elytra are marked with numerous 
rounded spots of yellowish white, which are vari- 
able in size. We received the specimen figured 
from Brazil. 
LAMIA ORNATA. 
PLATE XXVI. Fig. J. 
Cerambyx omatus, Olivier , iv. No. 67, pi. 4, fig. 24, a, b. 
The head of this pretty insect is golden yellow, 
glossed with green about the eyes, and having two 
black lines anteriorly. The thorax is of the same 
colour as the head, and has two narrow cross bands 
of black : the hinder margin green. The elytra 
are yellow, marked with regular patches of black 
