COLEOPTERA. 
CURCULIO SPECTABILIS. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Antennae clavated, feated on the fnoutj which is horny and projedting : palpi four, and filiform. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Snout fliort : thighs dentated ; body variegated with green. 
CuKCULio Spectabilis; breviroftris femoribus dentatis, corpore viridi variegato. 
Fah. Ent. Syft. T, 1. y>. 2. p,/183. Sp.373. 
This Is a fine confpicuous infeft, and bears in this country the trivial appellation of the Botany Bay 
Diamond Beetle,” in allufion to its refemblance to that brilliant creature Curculio Imperialls, the fpecies 
known moft commonly with us by the name of the Diamond Beetle. The fimilitude between thofe 
fpecies is, however, remote, Curculio Spectabilis partakes in fome degree of the form, fize, and habit 
of Imperialis, but is altogether deftitute of the lovely fparkling luftre which fo eminently charadlerifes 
the latter fpecies. A magnified figure of this beetle is reprefented clinging to the blotfoms of the Metro- 
fideros Citrina in the upper part of the plate; this, as well as C. Imperialis, being a motl delightful 
objedt for microfcopical obfervation. 
Curculio Spedlabilis, once a rare infedl, has of late years ceafed to be confidered valuable in the elli- 
mation of the Entomologifls of this country, in confequence of the number brought hither at various 
times from our fettlement in New South Wales. Throughout the whole ifland of New Holland this 
feems to be one of the mod: abundant infedls, and being a creature of remarkable figure and appearance, 
we are not to be furprifed that it Ihould attradt the attention of thofe who colledl the natural produdtions 
of that country, either as objedts of curiofity for themfelves, or for the fake of emolument. 
CURCULIO QUADRI-TUBERCULATUS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Blackilh ; wing-cafes, ftriated, and dotted with white, with two black tubercles. 
CuKCULio Quadri-tuberculatus : nigricans, elytris ftriatls albo pundtatis : tuberculis duobus nigris. 
A new fpecies from Botany Bay. 
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