Genus. Trichius, Fabr. Scarabæus P. Drury. Subgenus: Archimedius, Kirby in Zool. Journ. No. 10.
Trichius (Archimedius) Delta. Thorace nigro, triangulo albo, elytris testaceis puncto fusco. (Long. Corp. 5 lin.)
Syn. Scarabæus Delta, Drury, App. vol. 2. Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 41. 7. Syst. El. II. p. 133. 14. (Trichius D.) Oliv. Ent. 1. 6. p. 64. t. 11. fig. 107.
Habitat: Virginia, North America.
Head rather large and quadrangular; black and cream-coloured on the upper part, red brown near the mouth. Eyes large, black, and prominent. Antennæ red brown. Thorax margined with cream colour, the extreme edge being black; having a black circular patch thereon, and a cream-coloured triangular mark within it. Scutellum cream, surrounded or edged with black; having a black streak down its middle, and just below it the suture is cream colour. Elytra dull orange, with a black spot near the middle of each. Body and abdomen ash-coloured. Thighs and tibiæ tawny orange. Tarsi 5-jointed; the hinder ones being remarkably long.
CHASMODIA? VIRENS.
Plate [XXX]. fig. 3.
Order: Coleoptera. Section: Lamellicornes. Family: Rutelidæ, MacLeay.
Genus. Chasmodia? MacLeay. Cetonia P. Fabr. Scarabæus P. Drury.
Chasmodia? Virens. Ferrugineo-flavescens, elytris virescentibus, sterno cornuto. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 3 lin.)