. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. states aslarge as England for towns. I only saw it in E. Florida, where Ifound the larva on the Red Bay, Laurus Carolinensis. The perfectinsect I saw first early in February, when I captured a worn speci-men on the flowers of Gelsemium sempervirens. This had of coursehybernated. I found it in profusion at St. Johns Bluff, chiefly inan open spot near the river, and in old cotton fields, where it fre-quented the flowers of Cnicus horridulus, and was then very easyto take. Sometimes it sails up and down the pathways i
. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. states aslarge as England for towns. I only saw it in E. Florida, where Ifound the larva on the Red Bay, Laurus Carolinensis. The perfectinsect I saw first early in February, when I captured a worn speci-men on the flowers of Gelsemium sempervirens. This had of coursehybernated. I found it in profusion at St. Johns Bluff, chiefly inan open spot near the river, and in old cotton fields, where it fre-quented the flowers of Cnicus horridulus, and was then very easyto take. Sometimes it sails up and down the pathways in thewoods, its flight then is easy and almost majestic. P. Philenor. See Harris for its northern limit. I know of itsoccurrence in different localities from N. York to E. Florida. Itthere (E. F.) frequented the flowers of Annona grandiflora. It isfond of alighting in the mud, like Turnus &c. My western specimensare infinitely finer both in size and colour than any I have seen fromthe Atlantic states, be they northern or southern. Flight not verypowerful, generally 69 PLATE XIX. DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME CETONIIDiE FROM TROPICAL AFRICA. MECYNORHINA POLYPHEMUS.—Fig. 1. This insect (of which the female is here figured) is of such extremerarity that hitherto no other examples have been recorded than themale, which was described by Fabricius from the Banksian Cabinet,bequeathed to the Linnaean Society by Sir J. Banks (but whichwas stolen from thence between the years 1826 and 1836) ; and themale, which Mr. Gory now possesses in his cabinet *. The accountgiven of the habitat of the latter specimen, by Messrs. Gory andPercheron, in their (Monographie des Cetoines), is very vague, andit is clue to the scientific world that a precise statement should bemade by the former of these gentlemen as to the manner in whichhis specimen came into his possession, especially as it is known thatseveral French Entomologists were allowed to inspect the Banksiancollection during the period above-me
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