. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 48 markable and varied thau the colours. The size varies from scarcel)^ one line in length in AphanisticiLS pu villus to nearly three inches in Catoxantha gigantea, the Goliath of his race. The shape, which, on account of the shortness of the legs, is not very graceful, embraces the following forms, viz.:—Cylindrical, conical, oval, oblong, flat, some almost triangular^ and otliers even linear; in all the Elytra taper more or less abruptly to a point. Westwood has mentioned some interes
. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 48 markable and varied thau the colours. The size varies from scarcel)^ one line in length in AphanisticiLS pu villus to nearly three inches in Catoxantha gigantea, the Goliath of his race. The shape, which, on account of the shortness of the legs, is not very graceful, embraces the following forms, viz.:—Cylindrical, conical, oval, oblong, flat, some almost triangular^ and otliers even linear; in all the Elytra taper more or less abruptly to a point. Westwood has mentioned some interesting particulars with reference to their geogra- phical distribution, ut seq ;—" At the Cape of Good Hope is found an extensive group, hav- and others even linear; and in all, the elytra taper more or less abruptly to a point, ing the elytra ornamented with tufts of yellow or white hairs. The conical species abound on the shores of the Mediterranean, Caspian and Black Seas, and at the Cape. Mada- gascar produces an extraordinary group, having the body flattened, and of a nearly rounded form ; whilst in New Holland the genus Polychroma and several others have been ex- clusively ; As instances of some of the most striking examples I will describe three species which I have received from the East Indies. Catoxantha gigantea is a large insect of upwards of three inches in length and nearly an inch in width ; the elytra or wing-covers are metallic green with a large orange spot, surrounded by a beautiful blue band, on each ; the thorax is of the same green colour, of a rather deeper shade, and has on either side a large coriaceous knob of deep chestnut; the eyes and antennae are brown, and the legs black. The distinguishing characteristic of this genus, and from which it takes its name, is the colour of the abdomen, which is a bright orange yellow above and beneath. Chrysochroa Buquetti is a magnificent Buprestis of about two inches in length by half an inch in w
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