Order: Coleoptera. Section: Longicornes. Family: Lamiidæ.
Genus. Lamia, Fabr. Cerambyx, Linn.
Lamia Verrucosa. Fusca; thorace griseo lateribus angulatis, disco verrucoso; elytris basi rudè punctatis apice lævibus. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 4½ lin.)
Syn. Cerambyx verrucosus, Drury, App. vol. 2. (nec Oliv. Ent. 4. t. 20. f. 148.)
Lamia verrucata, Schon. Syn. Ins. 3. p. 396. 189.
Habitat: Barbadoes.
Head black, inclining downwards. Antennæ greyish or dirty black, as long as the body. Thorax dirty grey; and, next the elytra, encircled with a hairy collar, of a red brown colour; very rough above, with short hairs on it; having a strong thick spine on each side, and underneath covered with short red brown hairs. Scutellum small, triangular, hairy, and red brown. Elytra margined at the sides and suture, not covering the anus; rough on the top and sides next the thorax, with deep punctures; but at the tips smooth and shining. Abdomen, breast, femora, and tibiæ covered with short red brown hairs; the latter with a single spur. Tarsi cushioned, and dirty yellowish coloured beneath.
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