PLATE XXXVII.

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PRIONUS (ORTHOSOMA) PENSYLVANICUS.

Plate XXXVII. fig. 1.

Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: PrionidÆ, Leach.

Genus. Prionus, Fabr. Cerambyx, Linn. Subgenus: Orthosoma, Serv.

Prionus (Orthosoma) Pensylvanicus. Obscurus, thorace marginato tridentato, pectore abdomineque ferrugineis, antennis brevibus. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 6 lin.)

Syn. Cerambyx Pensylvanicus, De Geer Mem. 5. p. 99. t. 13. f. 13.

Cerambyx unicolor, Drury. App. vol. 2.

Cerambyx brunneus, Forster Cent. Ins. p. 37. Linn. Syst. N. (Gmel.) 1. iv. 1828.

Cerambyx cylindroides, Linn. Syst. Nat. (Ed. Gmel.) 1. iv. 1818.

Prionus cylindricus, Fabr. Sp. Ins. 1. p. 207. 14. Syst. Eleuth. II. p. 261. Oliv. Ent. iv. 66. p. 23. t. 1. f. 6. Latr. Gen. Cr. III. p. 33. Serv. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1. 156. (Orthosoma c.)

Habitat: New York.

Head dark chesnut-coloured. AntennÆ about two-thirds of the length of the insect. Thorax somewhat darker, rounded, and margined; having three small spines on each side. Scutellum semi-oval. Elytra light chesnut, margined, and flattish; being about three times the length of the thorax and head, and broad at their extremities. Abdomen, thighs, and tibiÆ red chesnut, shining as if polished.

PRIONUS (DEROBRACHUS) LATICOLLIS.

Plate XXXVII. fig. 2.

Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: PrionidÆ, Leach.

Genus. Prionus, Fabr. Cerambyx, Linn. Subgenus: Derobrachus, Serv.

Prionus (Derobrachus) Laticollis. Niger latus, thorace marginato transverso, tridentato, atro nitido; antennis brevibus. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 9 lin.)

Syn. Cerambyx Laticollis, Drury, App. vol. 2.

Prionus brevicornis, Fabricius Syst. Eleuth. 2. p. 260. 15. Sch. Syn. Ins. 3. 339. Pal. Beauv. Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer. Col. Pl. 34. f. 3.

Habitat: New York.

Head black. AntennÆ 12-jointed, about half the length of the insect. Thorax black, broad, short, and shining; thick in the middle, but on the sides thin and jagged. Scutellum bell-shaped. Elytra rough, black, and margined on the sides and suture; extending in one of the sexes beyond the anus. Abdomen and under parts black and shining. TibiÆ with two short spurs. Tarsi beneath of a dirty clay colour.

STENOCORUS (EBURIA) QUADRIMACULATUS.

Plate XXXVII. fig. 3.

Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: CerambycidÆ, Leach.

Genus. Stenocorus, Fabr. Cerambyx p. Linn. Subgenus: Eburia, Serville.

Stenocorus (Eburia) 4-maculatus. PallidÈ luteus, thorace spinoso scabro, elytris bidentatis maculis binis glabris albidis. (Long. Corp. fere 1 unc.)

Syn. Cer. 4-maculatus, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 11. p. 626. 27? Fabricius Syst. El. II. p. 308. 16. Syst. Ent. p. 180. 11. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1. p. 83. Oliv. Ent. iv. 67. p. 45. 58. t. 21. f. 164. Sloan. Hist. Jamaica, 1. p. 209. 20. & 11. tab. 237. f. 21. Serville Ann. Soc. de Franc. 3. p. 9. (Eburia q.)

Habitat: Jamaica.

Head pale clay-coloured. AntennÆ (being the length of the insect) of a redder colour, and at their bases almost surrounded by the eyes. Thorax of the same colour as the head, very cylindrical; having a sharp spine on each side, and two short black ones on the top. Scutellum small, and semi-oval. Elytra pale clay-coloured, having on each two spines at the tip of each, the inner one being the smaller; and having also four oblong yellow spots, two placed at the middle and two at the base. Each of these spots appears to be composed of a large and a small one joined close together; the largest (in the upper spots) being the inner one, and in the lower spots being the outer one. Abdomen and legs of the same colour as the head, &c.; the four posterior femora with two small spines at the tips.

CLYTUS LONGIPES.

Plate XXXVII. fig. 4.

Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: CerambycidÆ, Leach.

Genus. Clytus, Fabr. Cerambyx, LinnÆus.

Clytus Longipes. ObscurÈ rufescens; thorace cylindrico, elytris pallidÈ sericeis, lunulis quatuor fuscis apiceque dentato. (Long. Corp. fere 1 unc.)

Syn. Cerambyx longipes, Drury, App. vol. 2. Sch. Syn. Ins. 3. 409. 43.

Cerambyx lunulatus, Linn. Syst. Nat. (Gmel.) 1. iv. p. 1864.

Habitat: Jamaica.

General colour dark red brown. AntennÆ about half the length of the insect. Thorax cylindrical, and covered with a fine short down or hair; having on each side a small tubercle or swelling, without any spine. Scutellum small, and semi-oval. Elytra party-coloured; the lighter parts (as seen in the plate) being covered with the same kind of short hair as the thorax; with four spines at their extremities, the two inner ones being the smallest. Abdomen with three yellow spots on each side, and another at the anus. The body has likewise a large one on each side, and another near the breast, joining to the middle legs. Four hind legs long. Femora rough, with two short spines at the tips. TibiÆ with two spurs.

STENOCORUS (CHLORIDA) FESTIVUS.

Plate XXXVII. fig. 5.

Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: CerambycidÆ, Leach.

Genus. Stenocorus, Fabr. Cerambyx p. Linn. Subgenus. Chlorida, Serv.

Stenocorus (Chlorida) Festivus. Thorace utrinque bidentato, elytris bidentatis viridibus line laterali luteÂ. (Long. Corp. fere 1 unc.)

Syn. Cerambyx Festivus, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 11. p. 623. 11. Fabricius Syst. Ent. p. 179. 4. Syst. Eleuth. 11. p. 305. 3. Herbst. Arch. p. 92. t. 25. f. 12. Serville Ann. Soc. Ent. de Franc. 3. 32. (Chlorida f.)

Cerambyx Sulcatus, Oliv. Ent. iv. p. 67. p. 28. 32. t. 16. f. 113.

Cerambyx Spinipes, De Geer Ins. v. t. 13. f. 14.

Habitat: Jamaica.

Head clay-coloured. AntennÆ about two-thirds the length of the insect, very dark brown; first articulation clay-coloured. Thorax also clay-coloured; having two spines on each side of it, one larger than the other. Scutellum small, and nearly triangular. Elytra margined at the sides and suture, each with two spines at the extremities, the inner ones being the smallest; green, and deeply furrowed or grooved, having a yellow line running along their lateral margins. Legs, abdomen, and all the under side clay-coloured. TibiÆ armed with two spines at the tips.

STENOCORUS (CERASPHORUS) BALTEATUS.

Plate XXXVII. fig. 6.

Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: CerambycidÆ, Leach.

Genus. Stenocorus, Fabr. Cerambyx p. Linn. Subgenus. Cerasphorus, Serv.

Stenocorus (Cerasphorus) Balteatus. Thorace cylindrico 1-spinoso; elytris bidentatis griseis macul oblong obliquÂ. (Long. Corp. fere 1 unc.)

Syn. Cerambyx balteatus, De Geer Ins. v. p. III. t. 14. f. 3.

Stenochorus garganicus, Fabricius Syst. Ent. p. 178. 3. Syst. Eleuth. II. p. 305. 2. Oliv. Ent. iv. 67. t. 15. f. 105. Pal. Beauv. Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer. Col. pl. 37. f. 3.

Cerambyx cinctus, Drury, App. vol. 2.

Habitat: Virginia, New York, Maryland, Antigua.

General colour greyish hazle. AntennÆ longer than the insect. Thorax cylindrical, with a single short spine on each side. Scutellum triangular, and of a yellowish colour. Elytra margined; having an oblong spot, of a faint yellowish colour, running transversely cross each, near the thorax, with two small spines of equal size at the tip of each. It is covered all over with short hair, or down.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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