Wollaston, Thomas Vernon

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Mr. T. V.-Wollaston on new Canarian Coleoptera.  431 increment  of  the  embryo,  which  becomes  sUl'l'olUlded  by  an albuminous mass that pushes  upward the amniotic body,  and remains persistent on it like  a  calyptriform  cap,  is quite analo-gous to the growth. described by Miquel in Cycadacece,  and very different from that of Gnetum.  It is  remarked  by Brown. that each  suspending  thread appears  formed  of about· foul'  simple tubes connected together but slightly, for he found them easily separable from one another without laceration of their surfaces; and  this  fact  gives  additional  force  to  the  conclusion  before mentioned regarding the  nature  and  origin of the  suspensor. Still further evidence is given by Schleiden, who traced the en-trance of pollen-tubes into the areolar cavities before described, and into the embryo-sacs, with which they remained permanently connected.  The growth and- development of these  several em-bryo-sacs  in  each  ovule,  and their attachment  to  suspending threads in Pinus, TltuJa, and Taxus, are minutely described and figured  in  the  interesting  researches  of  Mirbel  and  Spach*, published about the saIne time, and confirming all the observa~ tions  of Brown: they describe  also  each  suspending thread as being formed of five 01' six boyaux or simple tubes agglutinated together,  each  being hollow  and filled  with  granular fluid  or such fovillre as are usually found in the boyaux of pollen. ['1'0 be continued.] XLVI:-B?'ief Diagnostic Cha?'acters of  new Canal'ian Coleoptera. By T. VERNON WOLLASTON, lVI.A.,  F.L.S. THE following short diagnoses of Canarian Coleoptera are mel'ely provisional, and are intended to secure  a few of the more interest-ing species, the full details of which (structural and  geographi~aI) will be given in the general Catalogue which I  an~ now l~reparmg of the Coleoptera of that archipelago..  But as the  lattc~' IS' a work of considerable time  and labour, and as a  large POdIOU of Illy material has already been dispersed in European collections, it is almost too nluch to expect  that a  certain percentage of the new forIlls  (the  descriptions  of which  have  long  b~en ,completed) would not be anticipatcd were I  to delay the publIcatIOn of them u.nti1 my whole man  uscrip  t  is ready for the, p.ress ; . u~der these CIrcumstances  therefore  I  feel that the subJomed nobces, how-ever brief, wiiI serve my purpose in pr~venti~g, thus fat' at least, a  too violent intrusion into my AtlantIC provll1ce. * Ann. Se. Nat. 2 ser. xix. pI. 8, 9, 10, ] 1. Ann. ~  Mag_ N. Hist.  Ser. 3.  Vol. ix.  31 438  Mr. T. V. Wollaston on new Canm'ian Coleopt'!,·a. ·Fam.Carabidm. Genus LICINUS. Latreille, Gen. Crust. et Ins. i. 199 (lS06). 1.  Licinu8 Manriquianu8. L. ater,  nitidus;  capite  leviter  punctato;  prothorace  transverso-subquadrato (ad  latera  subrecto),  in  disco' leviter  et paree  sed versus latera etbasin dense et profunde punctato ;  elytris pl'ofunde punctato-striatis, interstitiis  convexis, parce et profunde pUllctatis neeuon punetulis miuutissimis interspersis;  antennis fel'l'ugineis. ad basin, palpis tarsisque rufo-piceis. Long. corp. liu.!>  ~  6  ~.  . Habitat  Lanzarotam  et Fuerteventul'am,  sub  lapidibus,  tcmp01'c .'  hiberno etvernali haud infrequens. Genus BRoacus. Pa.nzer, Ind. in Fna Germ. i. 62. 2.  Bro8cus rutilans. B. ateI';  capite prothoraceque nitidissimis, hoc angusto, cordato, ad basin profulldius et densius punctato, ad latera ipsissima angustis-sime  marginato. subconcolore;  elytris nitidis,  obsoletissime  sub-punctato-stl.iatis, ad latera ipsissima angustissime marginatis Bub-concolorihus; antennis fusco-piceis, articulo primo testaceo-piceo ; pedibus piceis. Long. corp. lin. 7-8. Habitat in montibus  excelsis  Tenerift'ro.  usque  ad 7000' s. m. as-.cendens. Genus POGONUS. Dejean, Spec. des Col. 'iii. 6  (1828). 3.  Pogonus Gmyii. P. augustus, pallid  us;  capite prothOl'aeeque rufo-testaeeis, hoc elon-gato. postice paulo angustiore, ad basinpunetato; elytris testaceis, paralielo-oblongis.  subpunctato-striatis;  autennis  rufo-testaceis; pedibus testaceis.  .  '  . Long. corp. lin.  I ~-2. Habitat Lanzarotam. in locis saliuis a Domo Gray (cujus in honorem nomen triviale proposui) pl'imo detectum.  ' Farn. Dytiscidm. Genus H YDROPORUS. C~ahvil1e, Ent. Helv. ii.lS3 (lS06). - -4.  HlIdl'opOru8  Claddi. H. oblongo  ... ovalis,  cOllvexus,  supl;a testaeeu8,  oeulo  fOI,titer Ill'mato subtilissime pubescens ;.' p1'.othol'Uce, b~l'evi.  ~d I8,te~'a requal,iter 1'0-:Mr.T. V~ Wollaston on new Oanarian Ooleoptera;  439 tundato, postiee inmedio valde pI'adueto  necnon utrinque maoula tmnSVCl'sa (in ma:'ginel,:  n.igr,,:se~ntem postie~m rar~ suffusn) or-nato;  elytns avahbus, hnelS mgns valde fractis (antlce prresertim abbreviatis) al'natis,  utroque  punctarum  seriebus  tl'ibus impressa necnan ante apicem, denticula minutissima armato. Long. corp. lin. 2-2:1.  " Habitat in 'aquis Fuerteventul're. vulgaris:  species in honol'em Rev. Dami  Clark dicata. Fam. Thorictidoo. Genus TrroRlcTUS. Gel'mar" Silb. Rev. Ent. ii. 2. 15 (1834). 5.  Thorictus  cana1'iensis. T. oblongus, rufo-piceus, nitidus, minutissime et pal'ce punctulatus, subtilissime (aculo fortitm' armata) cinel'eo'pubescens; prothorace convexo, ad latera valda l'otundato,  angulis ipsis posticis oblique impresso-mal'g;inatis;  elytris  pieeis,  antice  subpamllelis, in disco valda eonvexis.  ad basin linea media vix tel'minatis sed utl'inque brcviter longitudinalitcr subcostatis;  pedibus brevibus. Long. corp. lin. :!1-vix 1. Habitat insulns  ommO's  Canarienses,  Bub  lapidibus  in fOl'mical'um nidis hine inde parum vulgm'is. 6.  Thorictus gigas. T. q:uadrato-oblongus,rufo-picclls, nitidus, minute et parce asperuto-pUl1ctatus,  subtiliter  fulvescenti - pubesccns;  prothorace  brevi, transverso,  in  disco  postico  convexo,  ad Intel'a valde rotundato dilutiore vix sUbpellucido, nngulis posticis obtusis;  elytris piceis, ad humel'os ealloso-incrassntis et ibideln obtuse pl'ominentibus, in disco valde convexis.  ad basin ipsissimam linea media sinuata ter-minatis, neenon utl'inqua brevitel' longitudinaliter bicostatis ; pedi-bus longiusculis. L  l'  11  .  I  ~  ,  ong. corp.  In.  ",-VlX  2' :fIabitat Cunuriam Grandem, in fOl'micm'um nidis rm·issimus. Fam. 13u.prestid!e. Genus ACM.lEoDERA. Eschscholtz~ Zool. Atlas, i. 9  (1823). 7.  Acmmoae?'a Oisti. " . A. elongata,  subeollvexa,  nigra,  subtus  cinereo pilosa;  capite pl'O-, tharaeeque submetallicis. subnitidis. profunde et dense pUl1ctatis et pube  longiuseula  (prresertim  in  illo)  subel'ccta cinel'ea fulvaque obsitis. hoc leviter  eanalieulato; elytl'is flavo muItivittatis, profunde striato-punctatis, interstitiis minute umserif!-tim punctulatis.  . JJong. corp. liu:2-3i.  '.  '  .  .' Ifauitat Canul'lam. '!'enel'lfl'ain. et Palmam, prresertim ad flores 0'1,8- . '31*  . 440  Mr. T. V. Wollaston on new Canw'ian Coleoptera. torum (se. O.  monspeliensis atque va[!antis) in excelsiorihus cres-centium. Fam. Elateridm. Genus COPTOSTETHUS. Woll"  Ins. Mad. 238, tab. iv. f. 8  (1854). 8.  CoptostetltUs globulicollis. O.  nigel'. elyb-is rarius dilutioribus. suhcinel'eo pubescens; prothorace convexo,  basi  angustato.  antice  lato,  prosterno  antice  deflexo; elytris  convexis,  pube  suhdemissa  tenui  vestitis,.  ad  humeros oblique  truncatis,  sat profunde  cl'enato-striatis,  intel'stitiis  suh-convex  is ;  antennis  peclihusque  suhgl'acilibus,  infuscato-testaceis, illis illterdurn etimh subnigrescentibus  •. L  I,  12  "1  .  ong. COl·p.  In.  :S-""1f' Habitat sub lapidibus in montibus excelsis TeueIiffre, a  3500'  usque ad 8000' vel 9000' s. m. ascendens. Fam. Cleridm. Genus CORYNETES. Herbst, IGif. iv. 148 (1791). 9.  Cm'ynetcs flrnetm·iu8. O.  nitidus, piUs erectis 11lOJIibus  et (prresel'tim in capite prothorncc-que) clongatis ubique vestitus;  CalJite pl'othoraceque lretc cupI'eis. dense et pI'ofunde  puncta  tis ;  scutello cupreo-viridi;  elytris  cya-neis,  valde  profunde  seriatim  l'ugoso-punctatis;  antennis  lligl'is, basin versus vix dilutioribus;  pedibus  nigrescentibus,  tarsis dilu-tioribus ad basin testaceis. Long. corp. lin.  I j-2. Habitat Lanzarotam et Fuel'teventul'am, in stel'COl'C arido (sc. bovino, equino, camelino, nee humano), tempore vern  ali haud infrequens. Fam. 13ostrichidm. Genus DINODERUS  • .  Stephens" Man. TIrit. Col. 203 (1839). 10.  Dinoderu8 brunneus. D. cylindl'icus,  pieeo-hrunneus.  fere  opacus,  uhique  densissimc  et grosse  l'ugoso-asperatns,  brevitcl'  ct  parce  sed in  limbo  longins fnlvo pubescens;  pl'othorace antice subnngustato et valde mucro~ nato, postiee dense granulato trul1cato;  elytl'orum granulis magnis sed vb: subsel'iatim  dispositis;  antenl1arnm  clava tal'sisque paulo magis testaceis.  .. Long.' corp. lin. 2-2  ~. Habitat in pinetis Tenerifl'm et PaImre, tl'Ul1COS  Pini canal'ien8is an-.  tiquos destruens. Ml', T. V, Wollaston on new Canm,ian  Coleopte~·a. Fam. Tomicidre. Gen  us TOl\ucus. Latreille, Hist. Nat. des Ins. iii. 203  (1802), 11.  Tomicus nobilis. 441 T.  cylindricus.  piceo-niger,  subnitidus,  pilis  tenuibus  longissimis ereetis  fulvescentibus  prresertim  in  limbo  obsitus;  prothorace elongato, postice pI'ofuude punctato, antice valde asp  erato ;  elytl'is picescentioribus,  profunde  punctato-sh'iatis,  ad apicem  subito et valde retusis,  parte excnvata dentibus latel'alibu8 tribus (superiOl'e maximo  noduliformi),  uno  parvo antieo et  duo  bus vel tribus ob-sCUl'is subconfluentibus posticis. utrinque armata; femoribus tibiis· que l'ufo-ferrugineis, tarsis antennisque rufo-testaceis. Long. cmp. lin. li-2.  .  . Habitat Teneriffam et Palmam, in Hadem lods ne pl'oocedena et una cum illo degens.  . Fam. Curculionidre. Genus CLEONUS. Schonhel'l', Cure. Disp. l\1:eth. 145 (1826). 12.  Cleonus Jekelii  • .. 0, cylindl'icus,  nigel',  cinel'eo pubesccns;  rostro  triangulari donsius pallido pubescente, in medio leviter cal'inato ; pl'othol'ac"e subconico, dense  et  minute punctulato  et punctis majoribus  perpaucis  ad-sperso, ad latera pallido pubescente;  elybis vix latioribus,  paral-lelis,  ~rosse striato-punctatis, illterstitiis obscure pal1ido pubescen-tibus (linea snturam versus fl'Rcta, maculas pal'vas efficiente), utro-que  ad  apicem ipsissimum paulo divaricato et longe ante apicem macula  llledia  paulo  distinctiore  albiaiore  ornato;  antcnnis  ad basin rufo-piccis. Long. corp. lin.  i$~  5~.  . £Iabitat I.al1zarota.m, Fuerteventuram et Canariam, sub lapidibus in lods infcl'ioribus Rl'idis hinc indc ]luud illfrequens.  Nomen triviale in  honorem  Domi  H. Jekel,  Parisiis,  Curculiol1idum  scrutatoris oculatissimi periti, proposui. Fam. Chrysomelidre. Genus PSEUDOCOL_~SPIS. LUIJOrte, Hist. Nat. des IllS. CoIeopt. ii. 51Li  (1840). 13.Pseudocolaspis obscuripes. P. ohSCUl'e  rellea, grosse sed b~'evi~el' argen.teo pubescet;ts,  ~en~e  e~  s~t profunde pUl1ctata;  antennlS mgrescentIbus, ad basIn VIX dllutlOl'l-bns;  pedibus subreueo-nigl'is.  . Long. corp. lin. li\-vix 2.  . Habitat in montibus  excelsis  Canarire Gmndis,  ad flares Cisto1'wn (sc. C, m01lspel'f.cnsis et vauantis) ca11ta~ 442]\[1'.  H. J. Carter on tlte Possible Ent'rance of 14.  Pseudocolapsis splendidula. P. lretc  reneo-cupl'ea, gl'osse  sed brevitel' argenteo I;ubescens, dense punctata;  antenuis longiusculis, rufescentibus, aplcem versus plus minus obscurioribus.  pedibus rufescelltibus. Long. corp. lin.  li~2. Habitat in  Cauaria,  Palma et Hierro,  ad :fioresOistoru1n  iu Iocis inferioribus et subiuferioribus degeus. Fam. Ulomidre. Genus HYPOPJILCEUS. Fabricius, Skl·ivt. af Nat. Selsk. (1790). 15.  Hypophlmus nocivus. II.  subcylindlico,.1inearis.  rufo-felTugineus,  pal'um nitidus;  capite prothoraceque 'sat  dense  punctula:tis,  l"lOC  convexo  elongato-sub..: quadrato, autice  et postice  requaliter (sed vix) angustiore;  oculis magnis  ..  obliquis, nigris;  elytris pal'allelis, parcius leviusque puno-tulatis,  obsoletissime (yix  perspioue) substriatis, ad  apiccm tl'un-eatis,  pygidium. haud tegentibus; . antenuis  bl'evissimis,  cl'assis, fusiformibus;  pedibus l,ufo-testaceis.  " Long. corp. lin. It1i., fIaoitat in pinetia Teneriff;,;e  et Palmm,  arb  ores  emOl'tuas  anti([uas perforans. XL  VII.-Notes on the Possibility oftTw Emb1'YOS of the Guinea-Worm and so-called" Fungus-Disease: n  of  India,  1'e8peetively~ entering  the  Human Body tkrough the  Sudorific Ducts.  By H. J. GIUtTER, F.R.S.*  . IN  my  a  Obsel'vations on Dracunculus/' published in the 4th Number of the  C Transactions"' of the Society (New Series) t, I have stated  ..  at page 217, that the young  Filaridre  of the free species.,  which  abound  in the  Island of  Bombay  during  the (C rains.;"  and throughout the year in most of the tanks., C' might pass into the human body through the skin direct, or indirectly through the dncts of the sudorific glands, the latter being much larger in  calibre  (viz. 1-1200th of an inch) than  these young Filru·idre/'-assuming that Dracunculus,  when fully  developecl in  th~ human  body,  is  a  monster-growth  of  a  worm  whose natural habitat is out of the body.,  that the young ones which it then brings forth are too delicate to maintain an independent existence, and  thus unable to propagate the species,  and that, therefore, the Guinea-worm is introduced. No case, however, has yet occurred where a  young Filaria of * .Communicat~d by th.e author, having been read in part  before  the Medical and PhysICal Soclety of Bombay on the 5th of October~ 1861. t  Ann, &  Mag. Nat. Hist: ser. 3. vol. iv. pp. 28. 98. 

Brief diagnostic characters of new Canarian coleoptera

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