Annals of Natural History Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 edition. Excerpt: ...fuscis; radio pallidiore, breviusculo, subarcuato, angulum acutissimum fingente. Long. vix I lin. Clifden, July, 1839."--Holiday. Genus Enrnnon, Dalman. Mas. E. Cydoni proximus: corpus convexum, nitens, scitissime squameum, parce hirtum: caput transversum, brevissimum, vix thoracis latitudine; vertex latus; frons impressa, abrupte declivis: oculi mediocrss, non extantes: ocellus medius perparum antepositus: antennae filiformes, graeiles, thorace longiores; articulus 1'" longifusiformis; 2 cyathiformis; 3'." 4," et 5" lineares, discreti; clava gracilis, attenuate, acuminata, articulo 5 longior et an-gustior: thorax ovatus: prothorax brevissimus, supra vix conspicuus, antice angustus: mesothoracis scutum longitudine multo latius; parapsidum suturze bene determinatae; scutellum subovatum: metathorax mediocris, transversus: petiolus brevissimus: abdomen sublineare, planum, laeve, thorace multo brevius et angustius; segmeutum1'"n maximum; 2 "" et sequentia brevissima: pedes graciles, simplices, subaaqualesz alae latae; nervus ulnaris humerali multo longior, radialis brevis, cubitalis adhuc brevior. Vii-idis: caput aureo-viride 1 oculi et ocelli rufi: antennae nigrae; articuli 1'" et 2'" virides: abdomen cuprcum, basi aureo-viride: pedes flavi; coxa virides; trochanteres fusci; femora viridia, apice flava; tarsi fulvi; protarsi fusci; alaa limpidae; squamulae piceae; nervi proalis picei, metalis fusci. (Corp. long. lin. 11-;-; alar. lin. l-1, -1, -.) Var. fi.---Thorax cyaneo-viridis: mesothoracis scutellum cupreum 2 tibiae fulvaa; tarsi obscuriores. Var. y.--Mesothoracis scutellum purpureo-cupreum: abdomen basi cyaneum: tibiae fulvae. Found by Dr. Greville...