Zoological Society. 211 PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. December 9, 1856. —Dr. Gray, F.R.S., in the Chair. Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects in the Collec-tion OF the British Museum, hitherto apparently unnoticed. By Adam White. In addition to the species described in my previous paper (Annals, vol. xviii. p. 475), I have reason to believe that the following are also new. 1. Deucalion Wollastoni, n. s. D. aterrimus ; capite post oculos in mare elongato, thorace Icevi-gato, lateribus inermibus, elytris dorso depressis, a basi ultra medium punctato-impressisy singulis lineis tribus Icevibus longi-tudinalibus. Hab. Lord Howe's Island. Although this Longicorn differs in some particulars from either of the species of Mr. Wollaston's most interesting genus, I am unwilling to form another genus for its reception till the group has been more studied. The antennae in the female are considerably longer than the elytra : in the male they are very long ; the head in the male is considerably produced behind the eyes; the thorax is twice con-stricted : above the surface is smooth, beneath before the fore legs it is delicately and closely transversely striated. 2. Moneilema albo-pictum, n. s. M. aterrimum^ thorace elytrisque pilis albis variegatis ; oculis antice pilis albis marginatis^ capite inter oculos pilis albis ornato. Long. lin. 8^. Hab. Mexico. 3. Moneilema l^evidorsale, n. s. M. aterrimum, supra Iceve ; elytris lateribus valde compressis, basi punctatis, dorso carina separatis. Long. lin. 8. Hab. Mexico. 4. Moneilema ?longipes, n. s. M. scabriuscule punctatum, aterrimum ; pedibus elongatis crassis, thoracis lateribus obsolete tuberculatis ; tarsis subtus fulvis. Long. lin. 8. Hab. "China?" This species differs somewhat in form from the others ; it is longer and less squat ; the spine on each side of the thorax is almost obso-lete ; the legs, especially the femora, are longer and thicker ; the coxae have no spot of hairs. It is rather coarsely and generally 14*
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