CETONIA MARGINATA.Plate XXXII. fig. 1. Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: CetoniidÆ, MacLeay. Genus. Cetonia, Fabricius. ScarabÆus P. Drury. Cetonia Marginata. Glabra, atra, thoracis elytrorumque marginibus rufis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½ lin.) Syn. ScarabÆus marginatus, Drury, App. vol. 2. Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 46. 15. Syst. El. II. p. 145. 50. (Cetonia m.) Oliv. Ent. 1. 6. p. 26. t. 5. f. 34. Palisot de Bauvois Ins. d'Afr. & d'Amer. 1. 11. p. 27. t. 5. f. 1. & 2 var. De Geer Ins. iv. t. 19. f. 10. Habitat: Sierra Leone. Head small, squarish, and margined in front and the sides; shining black. Thorax and elytra soot-coloured and velvety, being surrounded along the sides with an orange border. Scutellum triangular, and rather large. Abdomen and breast black. Sternum small. Abdominal scales small, but distinct. Anterior tibiÆ with three spurs, the others with two. Tarsal joints spined within, excepting those belonging to the fore legs, which are unarmed. According to Mr. Smeathman, this beetle frequently settles on the thatch of houses, whence he is of opinion, that it is fond of dried palm leaves, "where it deposits its eggs." Afzelius however, who subsequently studied the Entomology and Botany of Sierra Leone with great attention, says, "Inveni hanc speciem in Sierra Leona mensibus Aprilis et prÆcipue Majo copiose in Cassia rugosa, mihi, et in foliis Ficus oblongÆ, mihi. Eam in Jatropha Curcas (non autem Gorcas, ut ait Fabricius) nunquam observare licuit. Mas abdomine subtus medio sulcato, femina medio convexo." (Schonh. Syn. Ins. iii. p. 128.) MELOLONTHA OCCIDENTALIS.Plate XXXII. fig. 2. Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: MelonthidÆ, MacLeay. Genus. Melolontha, Fabricius, &c. ScarabÆus P. LinnÆus. Melolontha Occidentalis. Testaceus, thorace pubescente, elytris lineis quatuor parallelis, albis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1½ lin.) Syn. ScarabÆus occidentalis, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 11. p. 555. 62. Herbst. Col. III. p. 72. 19. t. 23. f. 8. Sch. Syn. Ins. 3. 169. 16. (Melolontha occ.) (Excl. Syn. Fabricius.) De Jean Cat. Col. Ed. 2. p. 159. Habitat: Jamaica (Drury). Carolina (Linn.). Head red brown, squarish, and margined, covered with short grey hairs. Thorax red brown, covered with short grey hairs, and with a white streak crossing it in the middle. Scutellum small, white, and triangular. Elytra red brown and margined, each being marked with three longitudinal white lines; one placed near the lateral margin, the other two in the middle. Suture white. Anus extending beyond the wing cases. Abdomen red brown, with grey rings. Legs red brown. The anterior tibiÆ are furnished with three spurs, one sharp and small, the others thick and blunt. The other tibiÆ are furnished with two sharp spurs. Ungues having an immoveable smaller one between them, and also two small spines, like hairs, springing from its root or base. GOLIATHUS MICANS.Plate XXXII. fig. 3. Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: CetoniidÆ. Genus. Goliathus, de Lamarck. Cetonia P. Fabr. ScarabÆus P. Drury. Goliathus Micans. Viridis nitens, clypeo porrecto recurvo bifido, tibiis anticis internÈ serratis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 9 lin.) Syn. ScarabÆus Micans, Drury, App. vol. 2. Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 42. No. 1. (Cetonia m.) Syst. El. II. p. 136. 6. Oliv. Ent. 1. 6. t. 1. f. 2. a. b. Herbst. Col. III. p. 201. 3. t. 28. f. 3. GuÉrin. Icon. R. An. Ins. pl. 26. f. 5. Gory & Percheron Mon. Ceton. pl. 25. f. 1. Habitat: Calabar, on the West Coast of Africa, about 5 or 6° North Lat. (Drury). Senegal (Gory). Head green and nearly square; the surface irregular and uneven. The corners are pointed, forming two black obtuse angles. From the front of the head issues a small black and thick protuberance, like a horn, that divides into two branches, each of which terminates in a sharp point. All the remaining parts, except the tarsi, are of a fine lively green, differing in shades according to the manner in which it is held to the light; and appearing to be so highly polished, that the colour seems reflected from a part beneath the surface. Scutellum large and triangular. Sternum small. Abdominal scales small and close. The fore legs are very long and slender, the tibiÆ being dentated. Elytra having two small swellings near their extremities, and furnished at the suture with two short thick spines; the anus extending beyond them. Anterior tarsi having a small tuft of brown hair placed on the last joints, next the ungues. HOPLIA CŒRULEA.Plate XXXII. fig. 4. Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: MelolonthidÆ, MacLeay. Genus. Hoplia, Illiger. Melolontha p. Fabricius. ScarabÆus p. Drury. Hoplia Coerulia. Supra coeruleo, subtus argenteo-squamosa nitens, clypeo integro. (Long. Corp. circ. 5 lin.) Syn. ScarabÆus coeruleus, Drury, App. vol. 2. Herbst. Col. III. p. 121. 73. ScarabÆus farinosus, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 2. 555. Melolontha farinosa, Fabr. Ent. Syst. p. 38. 31. Syst. Eleuth. II. 177. 29. Panzer Faun. Ins. Germ. 28. 16. GuÉrin Icon. R. An. Ins. t. 25. (Hoplia far.) Melolontha squamosa, Olivier Ent. 1. 5. p. 66. 90. t. 2. f. 14. a. c. (nec. Fabr.) Hoplia formosa, Latr. Gen. Cr. & Ins. 2. p. 116. 2. Schon. Syn. Ins. 3. 158. (errore typic. pro farinosa.) Habitat: South of Europe, France (Drury). All the upper parts of this insect are of a beautiful brilliant sky blue. The under parts are of a silvery pale green. Head somewhat quadrangular, and margined. Thorax and upper parts covered with a short fine down or hair. Scutellum triangular. Elytra margined, and at their extremities having two tubercles, the anus extending beyond them. All the under parts are covered with short hair, like down, of a silvery green colour. Abdominal scales large and distinct. Sternum not produced. Tarsi red brown, the posterior having only a single unguis. Taken in the greatest profusion near Sevres by M. A. Gory. CETONIA CORDATA.Plate XXXII. fig. 5. Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: CetoniidÆ. Genus. Cetonia, Fabricius, &c. ScarabÆus p. Linn. &c. Cetonia Cordata. Testacea, thorace lineis punctisque duobus, elytris maculis quatuor transversis nigris. (Long. Corp. 9 lin.) Syn. ScarabÆus cordatus, Drury, App. vol. 2. (1773). Cetonia olivacea, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 47. 26. Syst. El. II. p. 147. 59. Oliv. Ent. 16. p. 37. 41. t. 8. f. 69. a. Cetonia Tigris, Herbst. Col. III. p. 243. 30. t. 30. f. 8. Habitat: New York. Head sooty black, having a cordate mark of a dark orange brown colour. Thorax orange brown, with two black marks crossing it, and a black lateral spot. Scutellum triangular and orange brown. Elytra orange brown, with four black bars, of different shapes, crossing them, and reaching almost from side to side; the first being situated next the thorax, and interrupted by the escutcheon, the margin and suture being black. Anus extending beyond the wing cases. Abdomen orange brown, with small black rings. Sternum short and yellow. Abdominal scales small and close. Legs orange brown. Mr. Smeathman informed Mr. Drury that this insect, in its natural state, is black and yellow, and not black and orange-brown, as described above; its yellow colour soon fading after death, so that it seldom arrives in Europe in its natural colours. |