AID TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF INSECTS V1, CHARLES OWEN WATERHOUSE 1880-1882
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TO THE
IDENTIFICATION
OF
INSECTS.
Edited by
CHARLES OWEN WATERHOUSE.
///
Lithographs by
EDWIN WILSON.
VOL.
I.
LONDON
E.
W. JANSON,
35,
LITTLE RUSSELL STREET, W.C.
1880-82.
^oiibon
rfllNTED BY
F.
T.
ANDUEVV,
ALBION WORKS, ALBION' PLACE, LONDON WALL.
PREFACE.
In issuing
the
this
following
volumo of 'Aid,'
first
sentence
in
my
I
wish to
Prospectus, viz
:
—
call
"
attention to
There
v/ill
Systematic Index, together with such remarks on the insects as
appear absolutely necessary, but the Editor
the
to
already voluminous
work being intended
I
mention
the
Entomological
to elucidate that
for the reason
this
Plates were accompanied
reproduce
all the
that
anxious to avoid adding
Literature
;
the present
some persons have wished that
by Letter-press
original descriptions
may
which has been already written."
or descriptions.
would have added
the expense of producing the work, that
to
is
he a
it
To
so greatly to
would have been impossible
have given the number of Plates at the small price
now asked
;
and extracts from descriptions so frequently lead to error that I
have determined in every case to refer to the original works for
information.
In preparing the Plates, however, a few notes on some
of the species have (as I anticipated) appeared to
and these I give
With
at the
is
me
to be necessary,
end of the Systematic Index.
the exception of Plates 1, 4, 16, 17, 20, 23, 27, 31, 32, 42,
48, 59, 61, 89 and 98,
Plate 18
all
all
the figures are taken from original types.
figured from the type in the University
Museum
Plates 30, 37, 39, 47, 70 and 97, are from types in the
at Oxford.
Museum
of the
Royal Dublin Society.
The remainder are from specimens
in the
my
sincere
possession of the folloNving gentlemen, to
whom
I tender
thanks for the kindness with which they have placed their specimens
at
my
disposal,
and
for the interest
Mr. H.
W.
Bates, plate GO.
Mr. A. G. Butler, plate
T.
Edmonds,
S.
G, 7, 24,
41, 4G, 40, 50, 58, 82, 91, 100.
plates 79, 80, 87, 9G.
Mr. A. Fry, plates
Rev. H.
in the work.
21.
Mr. ^y. L. Distant, plates
Mv.
which they have taken
14.
2. 5,
Gorhain, plate 45.
Mr. Higlett, plate 88.
Mr. Horniman, plates 55, GO.
Baron Hiigel,
plate
oC).
Mr. M. Jacoby, plates 54, 62.
Mr. E.
W. Janson, plates
•
,
.
43, 51, 52, 53, 72, 73, 7G, 84, 85, 8G, 95.
Mr. 0. Janson, plates 29, 59, 94.
Mr.
W.
F. Kirby, plate 38.
Mr. R. McLachlan, plat-s
Mr. R. Meldola, plate
Mr. F. Moore,
G5,
6(],
G7, 71, 90, 99.
G3.
plates 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 56, 6S, 81.
Mr. F. P. Pascoe, plates 19, 2^, 34, 35, 44, 74, 75. 77, 78, 83, 92, 93.
Mr. E. Saunders, plates 25, 33.
Sir Sidney
Smith Saunders,
Colonel Shelley, plates
plates 22, 40.
3, 13.
Lord Walsingham, plates 57, G4.
SYSTEMATIC INDEX.
COLEOPTERA.
GEODEPHAGA.
Cicindelidse.
1.
StjplilodeniKi asperatum
2.
Tetracha australis
o.
Casnonia aliena
4.
Percosoma
...
...
...
...
Plate 51.
Plate 17.
Carabidse.
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 92.
sulci[)enne
...
...
...
...
Plate
...
...
Plate 42.
...
...
Plate 26.
1.
NECROPHAGA.
Colidiidse.
5.
lihytinotus .squainulosvu^
6.
Psephenus Darwiuii
...
...
Parnidee.
...
...
LAMELLICORNIA.
Scarabseidse.
Plate Do.
7.
Cephalodesniius laticoUis
8.
Braeliysidcrus quatlriinaculutu.s
9.
Eutelesmus simplex...
Dynastidae.
...
...
...
Plate
l;).
Cetoniidse.
Plate lo.
...
Plate 94.
10.
Iscbnostoma rostra ta
11.
Eupoecila eburneoguttata
...
...
...
...
Plate
12.
(Joptomia opalina
...
...
...
...
Plate IN.
...
.59.
8ERKIC0KNIA.
Buprestidse.
13.
Chrysoehroa Lordi
Plate 84.
14.
Nascio cari.ssima
Plate 95.
Elateridae.
15.
Alaolacon cyauipennis
16.
Genecerus cervinus
17.
Clerus lepidus
18.
Epiphloeus velutinus
19.
Lemidia obliquefasciata
20.
Callimerus piilchellus
Cebrionidse.
Cleridae
7
Zyg'opidse.
30.
Copturus exiniius
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 75.
LONGICORNIA.
Cerambycidee.
31.
Plectogaster pectinieornis
...
...
...
...
Plate 60.
32.
Epauia pusio
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 77.
33.
Earinis picta
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 78.
Si.
Pachyteria Hiigeli
...
...
...
...
...
Plate
3().
35.
Chenoderus
...
...
...
...
Plate
4.
3(i.
Peribasis princeps
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 44.
37.
Lachnia subcincta
...
...
...
...
...
Plate
38.
O^'clopeplus cyaueus
...
...
...
...
Plate 61.
tricolor
Lamiidae.
5.
PlIYTOPHAGA.
Chrysomelidse.
39.
Dorypliora porosa
40.
Doryphora
41.
Dolichotoma gloriosa
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 54.
costata, ...
...
...
...
...
Plato 62.
...
...
Plate 53.
...
...
Plate 86.
...
...
Plate 72.
...
...
Plate
S.5.
Qi^.
Cassididae.
...
...
PSEUDOTRIMERA.
Coceinellidae.
42.
Epilacbiia Puckleyi
43.
Psclaphicus nicaragUci;
44.
Callilaiiguriu liizoiiica
...
...
Erotylidse.
...
...
Languriidse.
...
...
HY:\rEX()i»Ti:iv'A.
Tentliredinidee.
45.
Parastatis iuJica
46.
H^-lotoma
...
iiiterstitiali,s
...
...
...
...
Plate
...
...
...
...
Plate 81.
Chalcididae.
47.
Halticella osmicida...
48.
Homalus nanus
...
...
...
...
Plate 40.
...
...
Plate 22.
Chrysididse.
...
...
...
LEPIDOPTERA.
Nymphalidae.
49.
Opsiphanes Logotanus
...
...
...
...
Plate 55.
50.
Diadema antevorta
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 69.
51.
Tanaecia
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 21.
52.
Castalia chandra
...
...
...
...
...
Plate
53.
Scolitantides
54.
lolaus (Purlisa) gigautea
flora
8.
Lycsenidse.
plumbea
...
...
...
...
Plate 79.
...
...
...
...
Plate
TD-j
55.
Thycaberinda
56.
Entheus Marshalli
57.
Butleria sotoi
58.
Butleria cauquenensis
59.
Butleria vicina
60.
Pergesa castanea
61.
(Jhffirocampa Johanna
62.
Cha?rocampa aspersata
pT*!
(^
4*-).
op
Plate 12.
Hesperidse.
Plate 37.
Spliingidse.
63.
Pholus besperidum
...
64.
Protoparce dalica
...
65.
jEgocera
66.
Histioca Meldob\3
Ag'aristidae.
Plate 39.
tripartita
Arctiidse.
Plate 63.
9
Saturniidee.
67.
Anthevaia macrophtlialma
...
...
...
...
Plate 88.
G8.
Euckcmonia urgiphoutes
...
...
...
...
Plate 30.
(ii).
BrahniMa
70.
Ormiscodes crinita
71.
Catocepbala
72.
Gonophora
73.
Anclimis sikkimensis
74.
Calliodes lanipes
75.
Euscbema
76.
iStigmonota erectana
77.
Antij^pila liivillei
Lasiocampidse.
nigraiis
?
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 29.
...
...
...
...
...
Plate 98.
...
...
...
Plate 8 'J.
nigrosignata
Noctuidse.
iiidica
...
...
...
...
...
Plate
...
...
...
...
Plate 13.
9.
Plate 48.
Geometridse.
andainaiia
...
...
...
...
Plate 11.
...
...
Plate 64.
...
...
Plate 57.
...
...
Plate 31.
...
...
Plate 67.
TortricidEe.
...
...
Tineidae.
...
...
...
DIPTERA.
Syrphidse.
78.
Volucella obesa
...
...
...
XEUHOPTERA.
Ascalaphldse.
71).
Helcopteryx rbodiogramma
80.
Ascalapbus Hamburi
81.
Osmylus Langii
S'2.
Osmylus
83.
Palpopleura fasciata
...
Plate 99.
Osmylidse.
...
inultiguttalus
...
...
...
...
Plate 71.
...
...
...
...
Plate 90.
...
...
Plate o2.
Libellulidge.
...
...
10
Calopterygidse.
84, 85.
Euthore mirabilis
Plates 65, 66.
ORTHOPTERA.
Acridiidse.
86.
Opsomala
Plate 23.
filiformis
HEMIPTERA.
Pentatomidse.
87.
Aplerotus maculatus
Plate 16.
88.
Bathycoclia distincta
Plate
S*J.
Tesseratoma
90.
Macrina dilatata
91.
Euagoiia juno
d2.
Alydus
9o.
Harmostcs incisuratus
94.
Myrmecoris Saundersi
7.
Edessidse.
Plate 49.
aetliiops
Phylloeeplialidse.
Plate
6.
Ooreidse.
tano-iricus
Plate 82.
Plate 33.
...
Plate 91.
Capsidse.
Plate 25.
HOMOPTERA.
Cicadidse.
Plate 100.
95.
Cicada kuruduadua
96,
Tomaspis nyassa3
riate 24.
97.
Cosnioscarta andaniana
Plate
98.
Aphana novemmaculata
Plato 50.
99.
Poljdictya maciilata
Plate 41.
Cercopidse.
^)8.
Fulgoridse.
Flatidse.
lUO.
I'uuciloptera consociata
Plate 83.
11
Styphloderma asperatum.
The specimen figured
is
a female.
5.
to
The anterior and posterior
have two rusty yellow spots on each elytron.
margins of
Plate
The male appears always
thorax are beset with minute granules, a character
tlie
which distinguishes
it
from
^S'.
Waterhouse, which has a
Icevicolle,
smooth thorax.
Tetracha australis.
Plate 17.
This beautiful species was found far in the interior of Australia
by Mr. F. Gr. Waterhouse, the Curator of the
South Australian Museum. The figure is taken from an example sent
in considerable numbers,
by him
to the Editor.
It
was described
in Australia
by M. Castelnau
under the name Tetracha Waterhousei,- but specimens having been
sent to Europe,
name
was
it
first
described by Baron Chaudoir, under the
T. australis.
Casnoxia aliexa.
Plate 92.
This species has an impressed arcuate line on each side of the
thorax, a character in which
it
appears to differ from
all
the other
species of the genus.
Percosoma sulcipenxe.
The specimen from which
same
series as that
this insect is
It
He
was taken
is
l)y
Dr. Darwin some
which has been preserved was
but
is
example.
Plate 26.
fifty
years ago in Rio Janeiro.
now
until lately in
in the British
This singular insect
is
Mr.
The only example
Gr. 11.
Waterhouse's
Museum.
Rhytixotus squamulosus.
collection.
his
taken from the specimen described by the Editor.
found some specimens in water under stones.
collection,
1.
figured was one of the
from which Mr. Bates obtained
Psephexus Darwixii.
The figure
Plate
Plate 42.
figured from an example in Mr. Pascoe's
12
BrACHYSIDERUS QUADRIMACULA.TUS.
most interesting species
This
now
in
Plate 43.
in
the
possession
of
Mr. David Sharp, of Thornhill, Dumfries.
EUPCKCILA EBURNEOGUTTATA.
Figured from an example
Plate 59.
Mr. Janson's
in
This
collection.
species has received a second name, Lenosoma incana, Mcleay, hut
M. Blanchard's has
This species should be placed in the
the priority.
genus Lenosoma.
(JOPTOMIA OPALINA.
By
the kindness of Professor Westvvood, I
this species
from the original type.
Cetonla opalina, but in modern
a
It
am
enabled to figure
was described under the name
catalogues
placed in the genus
is
In some continental collections this species
Coptoviia.
by
Plate 18.
common
species
Waterhouse), from which
from
it
Madagascar
is
represented
(Coptomia
mutahilis,
can at once be distinguished by the form
of the sternal process (given on the right side of the plate), and
the striation
The tvpe specimen bears the
authoritv for Madagascar as
although
it
label
its
'
Mauritius
Specimens
Museum, from
and
true habitat, as
I
know
of no
given by Gory,
Plate 73.
of this species have lately been received at the ]>ritish
Aral)i;>.
Clerus LEPiDUS.
Besides the
e
?,'
seems more probable than Mauritius.
Genecerus cervinus.
smaller
by
of the pygidium, figured on the left side of the plate.
Plate
7(i.
type specimen figured, Mr. Janson has a second,
ample, which
middle of the elytra.
To
ditf(M-s
in
facilitate
the absence of the spots at
the determination of the
the
species
enlarged drawings are given of the antenna, of the front tarsus (on
the left of the plate), and
the plate.
of the
})osterior
tarsus on the right
of
Latheticus oryz^.
It is impossible at present to decide
came, but
Plate 15.
whence
this species originally
natural food appears to be rice, although
its
found in other grain.
has been
it
has been received from India and Arabia,
It
and on one occasion was taken
in a
sweeping net
in a
corn
in
field
England.
Apoderus tenlhssimus.
In the three males of
notice tliere
is
which
species
this
Plate 28.
Plectogaster pectinicornis.
I consider this to
l)e
I only
iiguriiig.
the species, both females, in Mr. H.
male
is still
come under
my
unknown, and
will
There
strongly pectinated.
Plate 60.
one of the most interesting species that
have had the opportunity of
of
ha'V'e
a slight variation in the length of the neck.
is
W.
know
Bates'
collection.
probably have the antennse
in the British
I
of two specimens
Museum
still
The
more
an example (also
a female), of an allied species from East Africa.
Epanio
The
PU8I0.
Plate 77.
hairs on the posterior femora are
much
longer than in the
figure they are represented to be.
Lachnia subcincta.
Th(! type
It is
specimen of
an insect which appears
authors, as no mention
Coleopteres,' nor in
pterorum.'
is
to
mad<^ of
it
in
Some specimens
is
Lacordaire's
Harold's
'
'
collection.
l)y
modern
Genera des
Catalogus Coleo-
be placed next to the genus Tybalmia.
Cycloprplus cyaneus.
This species
Mr. A. Fry's
have been overlooked
Gemminger and von
It should
Plate 5.
this species is in
Plate 61.
iigured from an example in Mr. Janson's collection.
are entirely blue.
14
Halticella osmicida.
This insect
is
upon Osmia
parasitic
represents the female
;
The upper figure
tridentata.
an enlarged view of the posterior leg
on the right of the plate.
The lower
figure
HoMALUS NANUS.
The specimen from
given
is
the male.
is
Plate 22.
This small Lut most beautiful insect
pisonoides.
Plate 40.
the figure
v\-hich
upon
parasitic
is
is
Nitelopsis
taken was
bi-ed
from that insect hj Sir Sidney Smith Saunders.
AXTHER.EA MACROPHTHALMA.
This species
Plate 88.
figured from the type specimen, which
is
is
in
very
bad condition, some parts of the wings being almost destitute of
scales.
I think,
however, that Mr. Wilson has given a very good
representation of the insect as 'restored.'
EUD^MOXIA ARGIPHONTES.
Some
Plate 30.
copies of this plate were issued in
which a small detached
spot in the front wings was accidentally omitted.
It is
very small
and should be between the dark basal stripe and the four discoidal
spots.
Brahm^a
As
nigeans.
Plate 29.
there are important characters in the markings of the wings
on the underside of
this species,
one pair of wings has been repre-
sented as detached and reversed.
GONOPHORA
This species was
figured
imperfect antennaa, and
it
was the only example
is
INDICA.
Plate
0.
from the type specimen, which has
otherwise
available.
not
in
good condition
;
but
15
This
species
Butler.
is
Calliodes laxipes. Plate 48.
is figured from an example determined by Mr.
Tlie
body of the specimen was much mutilated, but
I think
faithfully restored.
EUSCHEMA ANDAMANTA.
I
have seen several specimens of
They
Islands.
differ
Plate 11.
this species
from the Andaman
somewhat from each other and from the
Stigmonota erectaxa.
iype.
Plate 64.
The
is
taken
from the unique example in Lord Walsingham's collection.
Mr.
This species
closely allied to S. internana.
is
Barrett states that this specimen was
de Grey
" taken
among broom (Spartium gcoparium)
OSMYLUS MULTIGUTTATUf^.
The specimens of
it is
Mr. McLachlan's collection
species iu
The Type specimen from which
two apical
joints
Iw dotted
Plate
;
these
are,
wants the
therefore, only
lines.
Plate 50.
unfortunate oversight some copies of this plate were issued
which the nuith spot on the thorax was omitted.
at the
the oup
7.
this species is figured,
of the antennas
ApHAXA XOVEMIMACULATA.
By an
in
in
impossible to represent in a drawing.
Bathyccelia distixcta.
indicated
Plate 90.
The wings have a beautiful green and pink iridescence
fiorured.
the
by the Hon. Beatrice
in Xorfolk."'
The spots are frequently larger than
vary somewhat.
which
this
figure
extreme posterior point.
LoxDOX, Feb.
24th, 1882.
This should be
INDEX TO GENERA.
Aid.
Percosoma
scLilcipenne,
yaies, Ci3t.E72lJI(-J876'j,p 307.
Tasmania
Jidwinyfl.3on.del
st,litii
Minlei-nBros .'.m|.
'"=%
oX
Y
iipip.^-Jceus veiutinus,
Gorham,Trctns.Ent.Soc
,
f7S'77j,p
Amazons
247.
Ad,
Nosodanna
cordicolle,
Wat^Iioase.Ann.&Mag.N.Hist.imCj.
East Africa
Yp
21'^.
4
Aid,
Chenoderus
tricolor?
Fairrnazrs^Anzi.SoaEnLFr', (1659j,p 5C2.
ChiK.
