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Show 1867.] MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE GIRAFFE. 391 STAPHYLINUS HESPERUS, n. sp. S. ater, cznescens, pube fusca sat dense vestitus; capite crebre punctato ; thorace creberrime subtiliter eequaliter punctato, subtiliter marginato; scutello dense piceo tomentoso; elytris thorace dimidio brevioribus, crebre sat fortiter rugulosis; abdomine sat crebre punctato, segmentis 2°-4m macula aureo tomentosa basali; pedibus piceis, geniculis tarsisque rufescentibus, tibiis anticis aureo antennis piceis, articulo ultimo rufo. L. 6-7 lin. Hab. Sub lapidibus prope Angram in ins. Terceira sat copiose lectus. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXIII. Fig. 1. Tarphius wollastoni, n. sp., p. 386. 2. Heteroderes azoricus, Tarn., p. 375. 3. Agabus godmanni, n. sp., p. 385. 4. Acalles drouetii, n. sp., p. 387. 5. Attains miniatocollis, Tarn., p. 387. 6. Laparocerus azoricus, Drouet, p. 388. 7. Neocnemis occidentalis, n. sp., p. 389. 8. Elastrus dolosus, n. sp., p. 386. 9. Asynonychus godmanni, n. sp., p. 389. April 11, 1867. Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. Mr. P. L. Sclater stated that the living Lyre-bird (Menura superba) alluded to by Dr. Bennett in his communication to the Society on this subject in March last year* had safely arrived in this country a few days since in the ship * La Hogue,' under the care of Mr. Ross, its proprietor, by whom it had been deposited in the Society's Gardens. From the statements in Dr. Bennett's letter it would appear that this bird was now about two years and seven months oldf. Mr. Sclater also reported the birth in the Society's Menagerie on the 17th ult. of a young male Giraffe, being the sixteenth that had been bred in the Society's Gardens. The event was of more than usual importance, as the fire of the 6th of November last, and the subsequent death of the adult male (aged 21 years) on the 22nd of January, had reduced the Society's stock to a single female. Mr. Sclater laid before the Meeting the following list of the Giraffes that * See P. Z. S. 1866, p. 167. t This bird has since been purchased for the Society's collection.-P. L. S. |
