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Show 1885.] DR. HAMILTON ON THE WILD CAT FROM IRELAND. 211 knees metallic green; thorax closely punctured at the sides; elytra metallic green, closely punctured, the lateral margin with a longitudinal costa. Var. Elytra obscure cupreous. Length 3 lines. Head greenish black, finely and closely punctured, depressed between the eyes ; antennae extending to the base of the thorax, the four lower joints fulvous, the rest black, third joint elongate and the longest. Thorax transverse, the sides nearly straight, the anterior angles broadly produced ; surface with several irregular depressions ; the disk impunctate, the sides closely punctured. Scutellum black, triangular. Elytra strongly depressed along the suture, very closely and distinctly covered with larger and smaller punctures, now and then arranged in irregular lines ; parallel and close to the lateral margin runs a narrow ridge or costa nearly to the apex. Underside greenish black, the sides of the breast more or less marked with fulvous ; legs of the same colour, the knees and tarsi greenish or quite black. At once distinguished from the other two known species by the unicolorous fulvous thorax, leg,:,, and base of the antennae. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XL Fig. 1. Hcemonia japana, p. 190. 2. Donacia constricticollis, p. 192. 3. Crioceris lewisi, p. 194. 4. Pedrillia unifasciata, p. 197. 5. Chlamys japonic a, p. 198. 6. Cryptocephalus difformis, p. 201. 7. nobilis, p. 203. 8. partitus, p. 200. 9. Leprotes pulverulentus, p. 203. 10. Nodostoma ruficolle, p. 205. 11. Chrysomela obscurofasciata, p. 208. 12. Gastrolina japana, p. 210. March 3, 1885. Prof. W. H. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. Dr. E. Hamilton laid on the table the specimen of the supposed Wild Cat (Felis catus) from Donegal, Ireland, exhibited by Mr. Tegetmeier at the last meeting, and made the following observations : - It is recorded that at the meeting of the Society on Tuesday, January 28, Mr. Tegetmeier exhibited a specimen of the Wild Cat (Felis catus) from County Donegal, Ireland. As up to the present time there is no authentic instance of the |
