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2648490Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Volume 12 — Chapter 28: A Description of several new Species of Insects collected in New Holland by Robert Brown, Esq. F.R.S., Libr. Linn. Soc.William Kirby (1759-1850)

XXVIII.⁠A Description of several new Species of Insects collected in New Holland by Robert Brown, Esq. F.R.S. Lib. Linn. Soc.⁠By the Rev. William Kirby, M.A. F.R. and L.S.

Read February 17, 1818.

No country has produced more novelties in every department of Natural History than New Holland; and the plants and animals of that insular continent, if I may so speak, are most of them of a peculiar character. Even such as are most nearly related to those of other climates usually exhibit some diagnostic that separates them from their correlatives, and indicates the region that gave them birth. Thus, the Rhipiceræ of New Holland are distinguished from those of South America by the teeth that arm the inside of their mandibles: their Lucani, (L. nebulosus Kirby, at least,) from those of other countries by their recurved mandibles and emarginate mentum. Not to mention the differences that separate Anoplognathus from Geniates and Rutela, or Scarabæus proboscideus from its affinities Sc. mobilicornis, quadridens, &c.

Mr. Brown, (who has so ably illustrated the Flora of New Holland, and whose observations and discoveries have diffused so much new light over the science of Botany,) when in that country did not overlook its zoological productions, and amongst other subjects collected many new and singular species of insects. Desirous of having these treasures described, and his time and attention,—to the great benefit of the botanical world,—being devoted voted to another science; though fully competent to the task himself, he has requested me to lay a description of them before the Linnean Society, which I shall now do to the best of my ability, adhering to the plan begun in my former paper.

COLEOPTERA pentamera.

(Bupresidæ.)

Buprestis Linn.

cruentata. 1. B. viridis, elytris subacuminatis violaceis : fasciis duabus, maculaque antica laterali, sanguineis.

Plate XXIII. Fig. 1.

Long. Corp. lin. 4.

Parva sed pulcherrima. Corpus lineare, subcylindricum, nitidum, punctulatissimum, glabrum, amœne viride. Caput triangulare, inter oculos impressum, postice canalicalatum. Antennæ capite vix longiores, nigræ. Thorax linea angustissima dorsali longitudinali lævi. Scutellum triangulare: disco excavato. Elytra striata: striis punclatis, violacea; fasciis duabus, anteriori subsinuata, postica lunata, maculaque sub humcro cum fascia antica connexa, sanguineis. Inter fascias color violaceus elytrorum vergit in purpureum. Elytrorum apex subacuminatus.

tricolor. 2. B. viridi-aurata, elytris bidentatis, flavis : litura basis, sutura, fascia, maculaque apicis, violaceis.

Long. Corp. lin. 53/4.

Corpus subdepressum, oblongum, punctulatum, subtus viridi-auratum: pubc parva albida. Caput inter oculos impressum,

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Plate XXIII.

Fig. 1. Buprestis cruentata.
⁠2. ————phæorhea.
⁠3. ————10-maculata.
⁠4. ————fissiceps.

⁠5. Bolboceras Australasiæ.

⁠a. Labrum. b. Mandibulæ. c. Labium with Labial Palpus, d. Maxilla with Maxillary Palpus. e. Mentum^[1]. f. Antenna.

⁠6. Cetonia Brownii.

⁠7. Adelium caraboides.
⁠8. Helæus Brownii.
⁠9. Curculio mirabilis.
⁠a. Ventral Cavity and Apparatus.⁠ bb, cc. Laminæ in ditto.
⁠10. Distichocera maculicollis.
⁠a. Labium.⁠b. Antenna.
⁠11. Leptura ceramboides.
⁠12. Chrysomela Curtisii.
⁠13. Achilus flammeus.
⁠a. Front.⁠b. Antenna.

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↑ c d e are from Bolboceras quadridens.

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