Weevil-tribe, Rhynchophora (especially the genus Apion), which are phytaphagous.
The one represented by fig. 14 in the peculiar character of
its puncta especially reminds us of the markings on some insects of the
subfamily Entimides, to which the Diamond-Beetle belongs.
Plate XV.
Fig. 1. Pinus Plutonis, n. sp.: a, cone of a Pine with large scales, allied to Pinus Saturni, Mass., op. cit. p1. 5. fig. 34; b, a detached scale; c, a leaf, most probably of the same species.
2. Pinus. Section of a cone, probably identical with the preceding species (fig. 1).
3. Coniferous wood, highly magnified: a, longitudinal section, ligneous tissue, showing the punctated character of a conifer; b, portion of the same, still more highly magnified; c, transverse section of the same wood, showing medullary rays and intermediate cellular tissue.
4. Sequoia Du Noyeri, n. s.: a, diverging branch with close-set linear- lanceolate leaves; b, enlarged portion. Allied to Sequoia Sternbergii, Goepp., sp., in Heer's 'Flora Fossilis Arctica,' p1. 24. figs. 7-10.
5. Cupressites MacHenrii, n. s.: a, portion of a small branch with imbricated leaves; b, enlarged portion. Allied to Cupressites pychnophylloides, Mass. ibid. p1. 5. figs. 17, 18, 19.
All the figures are of the natural size, except where otherwise stated.
