Genus. Lamia, Fabr. Cerambyx p. Linn. (Subgenus: Acanthoderes, Serv.)
Lamia (Acanthoderes) Araneiformis. Thorace spinoso tuberculatoque elytris porosis, maculâ marginali fuscâ, antennis longis. (Long. Corp. fere 1 unc.)
Syn. Cerambyx araneiformis, Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 2. 625. Oliv. Ent. 4. 67. 64. t. 5. f. 34. Fabricius Syst. Eleuth. 2. 288. 37. (Lamia a.) Sloane Hist. Jamaica, 2. 209. 19. 2. t. 237. f. 24. Serville Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1835. 30. (Acanthoderes a.)
Habitat: Antigua (Drury). "In America Meridionali" (Fabr.).
Head dark brown. Antennæ longer than the insect; the sixth joint being furnished with a small tuft of hairs. Thorax brown, very rough and uneven, occasioned by the many bumps or swellings on it; two of which, like thick spines, are situated on the sides. Scutellum small. Elytra brown, and full of small pustules. In the middle are two oblong black streaks, placed next the suture. Legs brown, femora very thick. Tarsi yellow underneath, and pilose; those of the fore-legs being very hairy.
PLATE XXXVI.
BLATTA NIVEA.
Plate [XXXVI]. fig. 1.
Order: Orthoptera. Section: Cursoria. Family: Blattidæ, Leach.