Encyclopædia Britannica 1771–1860
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BUPRESTIS, in zoology, a genus of insects belonging to the order of coleoptera. The antennæ are fæcaceous, and as long as the thorax: The head is half drawn back within the thorax; to which may be added, that the antennæ are serrated: The mouth is armed with jaws, and furnished with palpi: The elytra are margined, and cover the abdomen; and the tarsi have five articulations: The feet are saltatorii. There are 27 species of this insect, most of them natives of

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1st ed. (1771)① BUPRESTISarticle273vol. 1, p. 690
2nd ed. (1778–83)① BUPRESTISarticle263vol. 2, p. 1523revised · J 0.87
3rd ed. (1797)② BUPRESTIS, in zoology, a genus of insects belonging to the osub_entry1,572vol. 3, p. 777
4th ed. (1810)BUPRESTIScross-reference32vol. 4, p. 794
5th ed. (1815)BUPRESTIScross-reference32vol. 4, p. 794
6th ed. (1823)BUPRESTIScross-reference32vol. 4, p. 794