Part 44

SYN. Scarabæus unicolor, Drury, App. vol. 3.

Melolontha Druryana, Herbst. Col. II. p. 163. 121. t. 27. f. 3.

Melolontha lutea, Olivier Ent. 1. 5. p. 23. t. 19. 1. f. 2.

Pelidnota testacea, Deg. Cat.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Brown. Thorax margined. Scutellum small and semi-circular. Elytra margined, and faintly striated. Anterior tibiæ dentated. Tibiæ with two spurs, except the fore ones, which have only one.

{61}RUTELA LINEOLA.

Plate XLIV. fig. 3.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Rutelidæ.

GENUS. RUTELA, Latreille. Scarabæus p. Drury. Cetonia p. Fabr.

RUTELA LINEOLA. Nigra, lineâ a capite ad scutellum ductâ, lateribusque flavis, elytrorum plagâ magnâ flavidâ. (Long. Corp. 7½ lin.)

SYN. Scarabæus Lineola var. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. II. p. 552. 53. Fabr. Syst. El. II. p. 145. 53. (Cetonia L.) Syst. Ent. p. 46. 17. Oliv. Ent. 1. 6. p. 78. 98. t. 11. f. 106. var. [Greek: b].

Cetonia Ephippium, Fabr. Mantiss. 1. p. 29. 31.

Scarabæus Hespera, Drury, App. vol. 2.

HABITAT: Brazil.

Antennæ brown. Head black, with a deep yellow stripe down the middle, which is continued across the thorax; that part being black, the sides yellow, whereon is a black spot in the middle. Scutellum yellow and triangular. Elytra black, with a large yellow patch in the middle of each. Podex yellow, the middle being black. Abdomen ringed with black and yellow above; black beneath, with two yellow spots on it. Sternum yellow, extending to the posterior coxæ, which are brown. Posterior femora broad, yellow and brown; the other legs brown.

The specimen here figured appears to differ from the ordinary character of the species in having the thorax more strongly marked with dark yellow.

MACRASPIS FUCATA.

Plate XLIV. fig. 4.

ORDER: Coleoptera. SECTION: Lamellicornes. FAMILY: Rutelidæ.

GENUS. MACRASPIS, MacLeay. Cetonia p., Fabricius. Scarabæus p., Drury.

MACRASPIS FUCATA. Atra nitida, thoracis margine omni elytrorumque vittis duabus flavis. (Long. Corp. 10½ lin.)

SYN. Cetonia fucata, Fabr. Syst. El. II. p. 151. 82. Ent. Syst. 1. II. p. 145. 69. Sch. Syn. Ins. vol. 3. p. 158.

Cetonia quadri-vittata, Oliv. Ent. 1. 6. p. 73. 92. t. 7. f. 65.

Scarabæus Cinctus, Drury, App. vol. 2. Herbst. Col. III. p. 249. 38. t. 31. f. 5. (Cetonia c.)

HABITAT: Rio Janeiro.

Head black and circular. Thorax black, margined with yellow. Scutellum very large, black, and triangular. Elytra black, the sides brown, between which colours is a narrow yellow line, which, running round the extremities, returns back pretty broad up to the anterior edge. Podex and abdomen brown. Sternum long and black. Legs black. Tibiæ with two long spurs at the tips, the fore-legs having only one. Ungues having a long slender spine fixed to the joint, of equal length with the hook itself.

PLATE XLV.