1807, } 
Elytra brevia viridia venis elevatis, 
duabus et margine interioribus rubris, 
villosula. 
Membrana__ pallida. 
menta alba, 
Abdomen marginatum maris rufum, 
linea dorsali interrupta nigra; feemine 
viride linea dorsali latiori ag sed ad 
apicein nigra, marginibus viridibus. 
Pedes pallidi, setosi. 
Ons. ieee mare latior. 
Mr. Barrel! does not mention where 
this insect was found, which certainly 
ought to have been told. There is a 
heautiful plate of it coloured after nature. 
The ras paper, is by the president, 
Mr. Haworth, and is entitled “* A> brief 
Account of some rare and interesting 
insects, not hitherto announced as ie 
habitants of Great Britain.” This ac- 
count comprises deseriptions of the fol- 
lowing subjects, viz. In. the Order Co- 
leoptera, Geotrupes nasicornis, of Fabr. 
the Scarabeus nasicornis, of Linn. taken 
alive at Chelsea, and only ence before 
known to have been caught in Britain; 
Lucanus Dorcas, of Panzer, also taken 
at Chelsea, and vever before recorded as 
a British species; Lucanus grandis, found 
in Devonshire, and as yet undescribed ; 
Lucunus Cervus ; Scarabeus levis, of 
Fabr.; Aphodius tristis, of Panzer, not 
described by any other author, found 
at Shetheld, in Yorkshire; Aphodius icte- 
vicus, of Paykull, found at London ; 
Trichius variabilis, of Panzer, found at 
London, in 1806. and now in the cabinet 
of J. Howard, B.E.S.; Apate Capucinus, 
of Fabr., the Dermestes Capucinus, of 
Linn. taken near London; Necrephorus 
bimaculatus, of Fabr. taken iear Lon- 
don, and now jn Mr. Howard’s cabinet; 
Swlpha bicolor, taken in Yorkshire, by 
Mr. H. E. Strickland; this must not be 
confounded with S. bicolor of the En- 
tom. Britan. which is a widely different 
insect, and belongs to another genus; 
Stenocurus 4-maculatus, of Fabr. taken 
in Essex; and now in Mr. Howard’s ca- 
pinet. This is properly a native of South 
Alarum = rudi- 
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America; Lamia denfator, a native of 
Carolina, and Georgia, in North Aime- 
rica, found in the area of a house in 
Gloucester-street Hoxton, August 10, 
1806; Donacia Zostera, of Fabr, found 
at Hai, by W. Bhd pe EL: S.; Hydro-. 
philus margineilus, taken at Huil, by 
P.W. Watson, Fab pert 9 2 melanocephalus, 
taken near London’; fi. foveotutus, taken 
near London ; Elophor us murinus, of 
Fabr. taken at Hull, by Mr. W. Spence; . 
Hydrachne gibba, and H. ovalis, of Fabr. 
Dytiscus ater, of Fabr. found near Lon- 
don, by R. Seales, V. P. E.5.; D. notatus, 
of Pabr, takenin Norfolk; D. 6-pusiulatus, 
taken near London; D. ‘flavipes, taken at 
Coomb, (the county not mentioned) ; 
ID. en ythrocephalus, and D. negrita, voth 
found near London; D. assimidis, taken 
in Yorkshire, by Mr. P. W. Watsoa, and 
Mr, W. Speace; D. gemiaus, of Fabr. 
D. trifidus, of Vanzer, and D. unistriitus, 
of Schrank, taken in Coodmb Wood 5 
Carabus glabratus, of Fabr taken oy the 
Rev. S. Bale; C. arvensis, taken DY Mr, 
R. Scales; C. striatus; C. binotutus: C. 
vernalis; C. excanatus ; C.>vioalis; C. 
secalis ; Staphyhnus armatus. lu the order 
Hemiptera, Nofonecta furcaia; Sigara 
coleoptrata. Iu the order Lepic ai Jotera, 
Sphinv Gali. 
The fitti’ paper, which remains to be 
compieted, is by the Rev. J. Burrell, and 
contains a Catalooue of tnsects, found in 
the county of Norfolk. 
This part is embellished with four ene 
gravings accurately and heautiiuily exe. 
cuted, “and coloured after nature, by Mr. 
J. P. Neale, but the names of the differ- 
ent subjects are omitied. to be giverfon 
the plates. It is matter of regret, that 
this society, whose imdzstry is evident 
from the specimen before us, should 
feel such a predilection for describii 1s 
the various lsects, treated ‘of in these 
pages, inthe Latin languace; if 
scriptions were it Envlish, it w hala, no 
doubt, tend to facilitate the oTrEss of 
the study of this branch of navusal hiss 
tory in Great Britain. 
the de. 
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