AID TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF INSECTS V2, CHARLES OWEN WATERHOUSE 1880-1882

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AID
TO THE

IDENTIFICATION

IIS^SEOTS.
Edited by

CHARLES OWEN WATEEHOUSE.
//

Lithographs by

EDWIN WILSON

and

MAUD HOEMAN-FISHEE.

VOL.

^

II.

LONDON
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W. JANSON,

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1882-90

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PREFACE.
"

I

REGRET that from chang^e

of

circumsianccs the publication of

must, at least for the present, be discontinued.

have as far as possible adhered
however,

on

acting"

the

to

I

was able

for a subscription up

Although
g-reatly

my

this

of

more than one

my

After part

me

I

15,

subscribers,

I

species on each plate,

give representations of twenty-five species

that time paid for sixteen figures.

plan certainly has

its

advantages,

it

increased very

labours as editor, a circumstance which would not

have prevented
others, has

till

to

some

Aid

second volume

original design.
of

sug-g-estion

introduced the system of figuring

by which means

my

my

In

'

carrying" on the work, but which,

had considerable weight

in

deciding

in

itself

when combined with

me

to discontinue

the

publication.

I

felt

of

originally undertook the

good

figures.

work on account

Thousands

of the great

need which

of species are annually described, but

few descriptions are accompanied even by a wood-cut, and the
of

determining insects without such help

therefore that

I

is

I

felt

could scarcely do the cause of sybtematic entomology

greatest reluctance that
in

difficulty

only too well known.

greater service than by publishing- a work of

can (except

I

I

discontinue

it.

this kind,

That

I

and

it

is

with the

do not believe species

a few cases) be determined with certainty from a figure


only

is

testified

and

help,

it

by the

title

of

my

book

;

a drawing-, however,

is

a gfreat

not only assists in the identification of the species fig^ured, but

provides a definite object with

which describers

may compare new

species.

Of the 416

species figured in this second volume,

from actual type specimens
Captain Broun from

him

New

;

375 are drawn

29 are from specimens kindly sent to

Zealand, and are mostly species described by

and the remaining twelve are from various sources, but are

;

me by

specimens the correct determination

of

which cannot,

I

all

from

think,

be

ciuestioned.

I

H.

my

best thanks to those Entomologists

specimens at

their

W.

tender

my

disposal, particularly to

who have placed

Messrs.

H.

W.

Bates,

L. Distant, H. Druce, O. Janson, F. Moore, F. P. Pascoe, the Rev.
S.

Gorham, Captain Broun and Miss Sharpe.

August i6th, i8go.


SYSTEMATIC INDEX.
COLEOPTERA


Diartig-er fossulatus,
,,

spinipes,

Sharp

Sharp

Silphidse.
Nodinus leucofasciatus, Lewis

...

...

Japan


PECTINICORNIA.
Liucanidse.
Lucanus laminifer, Waterh.
Auxicerus platyceps, Waterh.

LAMELLICORNI A.
Cetoniidse
Mycteristes

telifer,

Bates

...

Prigenia viridiaurata, Bates

Heterorhina malayana, Wallace...
Eudicella Trimeni, O. Janson

Lomaptera Du Boulayi, Thomson
Xenoloba speciosa, Bates...
Plectrone spathulifera, Bates

WestwooJ

,,

auripes,

„

viridipes, Bates

...

Chalcothea pomacea, Bates
,,

planiuscula, Bates

Glyptothea Whitehead!, Bates

...

Tseniodera ditissima, Bates

Gnathocera hyacinthina. O. Janson
Celidota splendens, Waterh.

Stenotarsia punctiventris,

Waterh

Simorrhina Staudingeri. Kraatz

...

Charadronota curvata, O. Janson

Macroma

Oberthiiri, O. Janson

...

Trichiidse.
Polyplastus assarius, O. Janson

...

SERRICORNIA.
Buprestidae.


1

PART. PLATE.

Cape

Armenosoma atrum, Waterh.
Corcebus Pascoei, Saunders
Stigrnodera

Maschalix

tibialis,

Waterh.

latipennis,

of

Good Hope 30
23

Australia

14

1

Queensland

Waterh.

Callipyndax cupreiventris, Waterh.

181

Penano-

153

1

30

181

Brazil

3C»

181

Borneo

13

103

New
New

Zealand

27

171

Zealand

28

174

21

14s

26

167

Eucnemidse.
Hylotastes terminatus, Pascoe

Elateridse.
Psorochroa g'ranulata, Broun

Melanus

sculptus,

Broun

...

MALACODERMATA.
EliipidoceridsD.
Callirhipis long-icornis,

Andaman

Waterh

Is.

Drilidae.
Diplocladon Hasseltii,

Gorham

Sumatra
Cleridse.

Hemitrachys bizonatus, Gorham

...

Gorham
gracilis, Gorham

Paratillus basalis,

Olesterus

Phymatoph^ea
,,

testacea,

ignea,

Broun

Broun

Gorham
Gorham
Tenerus flavicollis, Gorham
Ichnea mitella, Gorham
...
Pelonium ruficolle, Gorham
Badeni, Gorham
„
extraneum, Gorham
„

Omadius
,,

abscissus,

vespiformis,

...

Sing-apore


Bostrichidse
Cajnophrada anubioides, Waterhouse

...

PART. PLATE.

India

Cupesidse.
Japan

Cupes clathratus, Solbky

HETEROMERA.
Tenebrionidse.
Ch^jerodes tetus, Broun

New

..

Eulytus nodipennis, Waterhouse

Gnesis helopioides, Pascoe

Arthopus Brounl, Sharp

...

Diopethes arachnoides, Pascoe

Phymseus

pustulosus, Pascoe

CEnomia femorata, Pascoe

Immedia occulta, Pascoe
Alymon prolatus, Pascoe
Diestica viridipennis, Pascoe

Calydonis refulgens, Pascoe

Chromomsca

picta,

Pascoe

Prostenus militaris, Pascoe

Meloid89.
Meloetyphlus f uscus, Waterhouse

. .

.

Peru

Zealand

30

181


10
PART. PLATE_

Anthribidse.
Tophoderes annulatus, Waterhouse
Waterhouse

Madagascar

27

171

Diastatropis olivaceus,

Madagascar

27

171

Mecocerus sulphureus, Waterhouse

Andaman

27

171

Doticus palmaris, Pascoe

Queensland

13

104

New

Zealand

19

138

Zealand

27

171

Zealand

19

138

Zealand

17

129

Pachyura rubicunda, Broun

New
New
New
New

Zealand

19

138

Lysizone alternata, Pascoe

Nicol

Bay

24

157

Siteutes caeruleatus, Pascoe

New

Guinea

25

161

Apirocalus cornutus, Pascoe

Fiji

17

129

Novitas nig-rans, Broun

New
New
New

138

Exilis spectabilis,

Broun

...

...

Is.

Curculionidee.
Ancistropterus prasinus, Broun

...

Stephanorhynchus crassus, Broun
Pactola variabils, Pascoe

Ag'rilochilus prolixus,

Canthorhynchus

...

Broun

bellus,

Broun

Zealand

19

Zealand

21

145

Zealand

21

145

E. Australia

24

157

Amphialus turgidus, Pascoe

Ceylon

24

157

Pachydon

New

28

174

Lipothyrea

Alcides

chloris,

linearis,

trifidus,

Pascoe

Broun...

Pascoe

...

Zealand

Cambodia

25

161

25

161

21

145

28

174

Is.

30

181

Sierra Leone

26

167

Madagascar

27

171

Madagascar

27

171

Crisius variegatus,

Broun

...

Andaman Is.
New Zealand

Paromalia

Broun

...

New

„

crassus, Pascoe

vestita,

...

Sphenophorus Cumingii, Waterhouse

...

Zealand

Philippine

LONGICORNIA.
Prionidse.
Tithoes

Palinii,

Hope

Cerambycidge.
Opsamates
„

dimidiatus,

Waterh

purpureipennis, Waterh.

...

11

.

11

PART. PLATE.

Demelius semirug'osus, Waterh.

..,

Phoracantha hospita, Pascoe

Tryphocharia Mastersii, Pascoe
Thoris eburifera, Pascoe
Tritocosmia

Dig-g-lesii,

.

.

...

Euporus

Pascoe

161

25

161

Melbourne

25

161

E. Australia

25

161

New

Hesthesis acutipennis, Pascoe

viridis,

25

Queensland

Queensland

Pascoe

Erythresthes Bowringii, Pascoe

Promeces

Queensland

..

...

Pascoe...

South Wales

1S8

1S8

3

Hong' Kong-

31

188

Natal

29

180

Natal

So

29

I

Polyzonus scalaris, Pascoe

Grahamstown

29

180

Clytus Balyi, Pascoe

India

18

133

22

149

22

149

ig^nicollis,

„

podagricus,

White

,,

protog'enes,

Newman

St.

...

Doming-Q

Philippine

Is,

Chlidones lineolatus, Waterh.

Madag^ascar

29

180

Stenaspis plag^iatus, Waterh.

Guatemala

27

171

Anastetha

Rockhampton

3

1

Pascoe

raripila,

88

Lamiidae.
Tmesisternus

Pascoe

Batchian

24

157

Borneo

28

175

Periaptodes testator, Pascoe

New

14

1

Monohammus

Gaboon

27
Mt. Cameroons27

170

multispinis, Bates

Mt. Cameroons27

170

Tricholamia plagiata, Bates

Mt. Cameroons27

170

Melanopolia farinosa, Bates

170

Noserocera tuberosa, Bates

Gaboon
27
Mt. Cameroons 27

Planodes luctuosus, Pascoe

Ceram

31

188

Anexodus

„

Batomena

lotor,

aquilus,

Pascoe

x-fulvum, Bates
pictor,

Bates

Guinea

10

170

170

Ag-nia eximia, Pascoe

Molucca

23

154

Megacriodes Forbesii, Waterh.

Sumatra

22

149

Symphyletes torquatus, Pascoe

Queensland

23

Cereopsius tricinctus, Pascoe

Batchian

154

154

]2

Xynenon

larvatus, Pascoe

Cylindrepomus

Pascoe

laetus,

grammicus, Pascoe

„
Olenecamptus optatus, Pascoe
Chreostes Oberthiiri, Pascoe

Thylactus long-ipennis, Pascoe
Pelarg-oderus meleagris, Pascoe

...

Tanylamia melanurus, Pascoe
Penthea pardalis,

Newman

scenica, Pascoe

,,

Rhytiphora

...

Pascoe

Dallasii,

argus, Pascoe

,,

caprina,

„

Newman

Diorlstus albolateralis,

Waterh.

Biasmia guttata, Pascoe

...
...

...

^^renea trigona, Pascoe

...

Pascoe

Isse punctata,

Glenida suffusa, Gahan
cyanipennis,

,.

Glenea

adelia,

Gahan

Pascoe

Pascoe

,,

coris,

,,

detrita,

„

eclectica,

.,

concinnata, Pascoe

,,

honora, Pascoe

„

tringaria,

,,

extensa, Pascoe

Blepisanis

Pascoe

Pascoe

Pascoe

...

...

Bohemani, Pascoe

Ites plagiatus,

Chrysaperda

Waterh.

collaris,

...

Pascoe

Calliphenges cuprascens, Watei'h.


13

PHYTOPHAGA.
iEuzuolpidse.
Peniticus robustus,

part, plate.

New

Broun

Zealand

19

13S

Chrysomelidse.
Doryphora

miliaris,

„

insulans,

Jacoby

Columbia

17

129

Jacoby

Peru

17

129

Peru

17

129

Peru

17

129

Jacoby

„

fulvicoUis,

„

fulvonotata, Jacoby

Halticidae.
Notozona
,,

eleg'ans,,

Clark

...

...

...

Mexico

26

167

...

...

...

Mexico

26

167

...

...

...

Honduras

26

167

Mexico

26

167

New Grenada
New Zealand

29

iSo

23

153

Borneo

23

153

Ecuador

24

157

Sumatra

26

167

Japan

18

133

Japan

18

133

humilis, Clark

„

rufofusca, Clark

„

sparsa, Clark

Galerucidse.
Rhopalotoma tuberculata, Clark
Adoxia

vulgaris,

Broun

Hispidse.
Gonophora Wallacei, Baly

Cassididae.
Mesomphalia

latissima,

Baly

PSEUDOTRIMERA.
Endomychidse.
Monocoryna decempunctata, Gorham

...

Helotidae.
Helota cereopunctata, Lewis
„

gemmata, Gorham


14

Helota africana,

Olliff

Ritsema

,,

semifulva,

,,

tevigata, Oberthiir

„

DUiilla,

Obsrthiir

.


15

Pompilidse.
PART. PLATE.

Priocnemis Huttoni, Kirby

Smith

„

maculiperinis,

„

Wakefieldii, Kirby

„

xenos, Kirby

,,

conformis, Smith

„

monachus, Smith

New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand

19

137

19

137

Yarkand

27

169

19

137

19

137

19

137

19

Apidse.
Megachile

fulva,

Smith

LEPIDOPTERA.
Nymphalidse.
Erebia scoparia, Butler

Ypthima
,,

„

„
„
„
„
„

Vanessa lunigera, Butler
„

Cyrestis
„

Japan

Moore ...
mahratta, Moore
Horsfieldii, Moore
howra, Moore ...
kasmira, Moore ...
...
avanta, Moore
newara, Moore ...
nikaea, Moore ...
apicalis,

...

Thomsonii, Butler

Whitmei, Butler
irmse,

...

Forbes

„

achates, Butler

...

„

sericens, Butler

...

Pseudacrsea

Colvillei,

Butler

Planema Jacksoni, E. M. Sharpe
Apatura bhavana, Moore ...
Tenaris buruensis, Forbes

...

...


.

16

Lycsenidse.
PART. PLATE.

New

Lampides Goodenovii, Butler
Lycsena

iburiensis, Butler

...

Thecla orsedice, Butler

Hebrides 26

165

Japan

13

loS

Japan

13

107

,.

ibara, Butler

Japan

14

113

„

reg"ina, Butler

Japan

14

114

„

sig"nata, Butler

Japan

14

114

„

Butleri,

Japan

14

115
115

Fenton

Strymon Fentoni, Butler

...

Japan

14

Theritas Oakesii, Butler

...

Colombia

25

163

Bengal

25

163

W.

Aphnaeus

Moore...

tig^rinus,

,,

Drupadia

Africa

25

163

himalayana, Moore

Nepal

25

163

Lisias, Fabricius...

Pulo Condor

26

165

S. India

26

165

Nepal

26

165

orcus,

„

Drury

Satadra canaraica, Moore

Darasana newara, Moore

. .

Pieridse.
Ixias satadra,

Moore

Idmais maimuna, Kirby
,,

eris,

Klug-

...

...

Teracolus bifasciatus, E. M. Sharpe
,,

,,

M. Sharpe

Jacksoni, E.

Eliza, E.

...

M. .Sharpe

Pinacopteryx nigropunctata, E. M. Sharpe

Simla

16

127

Africa

20

143

Abyssinia

20

143

E. Africa

31

189

E. Africa

31

189

E. Africa

31

189

E. Africa

31

1

Zanzibar

19

139

Borneo

26

166

Masuri

17

131

89

Papilionidse.
Papilio tibullus,
,,

Kirby

albolineatus,

Forbes
-ffigeriidae.

Melitta gigfantea,

Moore


.

17

phmgidse.
Macrog-lossum cynniris, Guerin

Enyo

excisa.

Aleuron

Walker

Butleri,

Kirby

Chserocampa andamanensis, Kirby
margarita, Kirby
.,
Daphnis torena, Druce

Ambulyx

argfentata,

Ehvesi,

,,

Druce

Druce

Nephele charoba, Kirby
,,

Kirby

infernalis,

...
.

.

...

Diludia bethia, Kirby

Acherontia sculda, Kirby

Triptogon

rectilinea,

...

Moore

Cocytia Veitchii, Butler

Aigocera. tricolor, Druce

...

Eusemia grandis, Druce
,,

Hornimani, Druce

Moore

„

funebris,

,,

medeba, Druce

,,

opheltes,

Druce

Seudyra venosa, Moore

...
...
...

...

Campylotes Atkinsoni, Moore

Chalcosia nympba, Moore..,

Amesia

hyala,

Druce

Eterusia shahama,

Moore

Milionia Giintheri, Butler
„
,,

...

pyrozonis, Butler...
latifasciata, Butler



19

Notodontidse


20

Noctuidse.
Gonophora armata, Moore
Tycacona

obliqua,

Moore

Calpe bicolor, Moore

Rusicada

diversalis,

Arthisma

scissuralis,

Moore
Moore

Ercheia Zygia, Swinhoe
,,

...

Zura, Swinhoe

Briarda conturbata, Walker

Callyna semivitta,

Walker
Moore
Moore

Sypna complicata,

Butler

Remig-ia cong-reg-ata,

Totoxampa

cucullata,

„

Moore
brunnea, Moore
cyanivitta, Moore

„

Kirbyi, Butler

,,

„

constellata,

...
...

...

Moore
Moore ...
Chalciope disjuncta, Moore
Daddala quadrisignata, Walker
Saraca pannosa, Moore ...
„

prunosa,

,,

renisigna,

...

Hypenidae.
Egnasia castanea, Moore

Rhynchina angulifascia, Moore

...

Hypena umbripennis, Moore
ophiusoides, Moore
„
Mastygophora scopigeralis, Moore

Geometridee.
Lagyra megaspila, Moore
Urapteryx margaritata, Moore


...

21

Cimicodes cruentaria, Moore

Ennomos

viridata,

Geometra

vittata,

Moore ...
Moore ...

dentisignata, Moore
„
Ag^athia quinaria, Moore
arcuata, Moore ...
„
Anisodes similarea, Moore
pallivittata, Moore
„
Arichanna maculata, Moore
Gandaritis flavata, Moore
Cidaria reticulata, Moore
.

.

. .

.

Phellus glaucus,

Walker

.


22

Tosena splendida, Dictant

...

albata, Distant

„

Carineta obtusa, Walker

Tympanoterpes

Berg

arechavaletae,

„

Proarna

eleg'ans,

...

Berg

capistrata, Distant

pulverea, Olivier

„

Cercopidse
Tomaspis

binotata, Distant

„

conspicua, Distant

„

modesta, Distant

„

Monteironis Distant

Sphenorhina grandis, Distant
,

bogotana, Distant

...

Fulgoridse.
Aphaena chionaema, Butler
Clonia lurida,

Walker

OBSERVATIONS.
PSELAPHANAX SETOSUS.
This species, described by Mr.
is

of course Carabideous,

Plate

Walker

I20.

as one of the Scydnuenidct,

and as has already been pointed

out.

is

the

same

as Sc/ini Westermanni Mots.

Cychrus coNVExrs.

The

figure of this species

Mr. George Lewis

is

Plate 125.

taken from an example obtained by

Japan.

in

Helota cereopunctata & GEMMATA.

As

the sexes of these species differ

in

Plate 133.

the form of the apex of the

elytra, outlines of this part in the females are represented in figures la,

and

2a.

Tesseratoma HoRxniAxi. Plate 135.
I

have

in figures

ib and

la represented the larva

species on the authority of Mr. Distant,

and pupa

who received them

at the

of this

same

time with the imago.
Plate 137.

Priocnemis Pascoei.

This insect, as

somewhat bad

among

the

will

be seen by a reference

The specimen from which

Ichneumon.

condition,

it

NoviTAs NiGRANs.

collection.

of others)

It

by

is

it

by Mr.

is

W.

is

in

an
a

was received.
Plate 138.

figured from the unique specimen

was most kindly

in

Captain Broun's

sent for that purpose (with a large

number

that gentleman.

Macroglossum Cynniris.
This

to the figure,

was described being

was, by an oversight, included by Mr. Kirby

new Priocnemides with which

This species

it

figured from a specimen
F. Kirby.

in

Plate 140.

the Dublin

Museum determined


24

Aleuron Butleri.

The

Plate 140.

type specimen from which this species

is

figured has unfortunately

lost the antennae,

Idmais maimuna and ERis.

The

from Mr. Kirby's types

figures of /. viaimuna are taken

Dublin Museum.

A

male example

Plate 143.

of /. eris

figure

given by Klug, (Symb. Phys.

Dublin

Museum from

vi.

t.

Abyssinia, and with

15, 16)

t.

it

in

the

agreeing perfectly with the

was received at the

the specimen figured here as

the female of this species, and described as such by Mr, Kirby.

The

specimen had no antennae.

Du

LoMAPTERA

The specimen figured is
M. Thomson's description by

in

many

the

British

Museum, determined from

the Editor.

Hylotoma
This species, and

Plate 144.

BouLAYi.

Plate 156.

fumipennis,

other Hymenoptera, are figured from the

type specimens described by the late Mr. F. Smith, in the Second Yar-

kand Expedition.

many
in

of

them are

drawing them.

which were

The specimens appear
in

I

have figured

in sufHciently

good

all

show the form

of the

The

insect

is

make a drawing

spirit,

much

and

trouble

Expedition
possible.

head and thorax, these parts of the

somewhat unnatural

sub-globular, and the head and thorax

much

in

artist

Plate \S^.

insect are represented in the figure in a

position are

have been

the types from this

condition to

Immedia occulta,
In order to

to

bad condition, which has given the

deflexed, so that the

head

is

in

position.

their proper

scarcely visible from

above,

Meloetyphlus fuscus.

By an

Plate 161.

unfortunate oversight this species has been figured with only

four instead of five joints to the anterior

and intermediate

tarsi.


Cryptus insidiator.

The

See remarks on Hylctoma.

much

side views of the

the types.

in

The abdomen

of Panisciis quadrilinenius

Aphn.^us orcas.
figure

Butler, to be

was too

which

Museum example

wood's sketch
with which

Westwood

years ago Prof.

British

it

in
is

being a

little

is

in

Plate 167.

the University

here figured only differs from Prof. Westsmaller.

associated in the

antennae

in the figure, the
in

a natural

much more

in this species

It is

quite distinct from T.yolofus

Munich Catalogue.
Plate 167.

do not appear so broad as they are drawn

branches of the

joints

they are

position

me with a sketch
Museum at Oxford.

kindly furnished

DiPLOCLADON Hasskltii.

The

determined by Mr. A. G.

referable to this species.

of the type of this species,

is

this

Plate 163.

taken from a specimen

is

TiTHOEs Palixii.

Some

but

of

distorted to be figured.

My

The

abdomen

species figured on the plate are given in the position in which

and other
they are

Plate 162.

being represented as expanded

much

deflexed.

The

punctuation

delicate on the thorax than on the elytra.

PoMPiLus Divisus.
This species, as

will

Plate 169.

be seen by a reference to the figure,

is

an

Ichneu)iion, but bv some unaccountable oversight was described by the late

Mr. Smith as a Pompilus
figure on the

same

;

plate.

it

is

very closely allied

to /. bipustulatus

which

I