CERAMBYX (CALLICHROMA) VIRENS.
Plate [XL]. fig. 1.
Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: Cerambycidæ, Leach.
Genus. Cerambyx, Linn. Subgenus. Callichroma, Latr. Serv.
Cerambyx (Callichroma) Virens. Thorace rotundato spinoso, corpore viridi, femoribus rufis, antennis pedibusque nigris. (Long Corp. fere 2 unc.)
Syn. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 2. p. 627. 33. Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 166. 8. Syst. Eleuth. 2. p. 267. 3. Oliv. Ins. 4. 67. t. II. f. 78. t. 18. f. 138? Browne Nat. Hist. Jamaica, p. 430. t. 43. f. 8. Sloane Hist. Jamaica, 1. 1. p. 208. t. 237. f. 39. 40.
Habitat: Jamaica.
Head green and shining. Palpi orange brown. Eyes black. Antennæ black, and twice the length of the body; the last joint very long. Thorax green and round, the upper part transversely rugose, and armed on each side with a spine, before which is a small tubercle. Elytra green, and margined; tapering gradually towards their extremities, where they are narrow and pointed; being covered with an infinite number of very small pustules. Abdomen and breast covered with small short hairs, and appearing of a grayish green colour. Thighs dark red, black at the tips. Tibiæ black, and compressed. Tarsi black beneath, cushioned, and orange-coloured.