Gray, somewhat shining; the elytra very little shorter than the abdomen. 9. Large; and has been introduced into Europe, along with the seeds of the robinia pseudacacia from America.

Black; the elytra red, marked with raised stripes. 11. Native of Europe, chiefly on the horse-chestnut.

Body brown, spotted with gray. 13. It feeds on cacao, the seeds of the theobroma.

The elytra gray; spotted with black; legs red; thebroscutellum white. 2. Feeds on the seeds of the theo-matta.

Ash coloured; elytra brown; with a black dot at the base; surrounded by a yellow circle. 17. Native of Switzerland, on different plants.

Elytra black; speckled with white; the thighs of the hind-legs are marked with a single projection resembling a little tooth. 5. Native of Europe. Feeds on the seeds of various plants.

Black; the base of the antennae and fore feet reddish; brown; thighs smooth. 6. Native of Europe, on flowers; very small.

25 species of this genus have been described in the last edition of the System of Nature.

22. Pausus.

Antennae consisting of two articulations, clavated. Club solid and hooked. It is a native of North America; entirely black, the head very small, the thorax narrow, with an elevated transverse margin on the fore-part; the elytra terminated abruptly by a transverse line, and a little longer than the abdomen; which is likewise terminated abruptly. It is about the size of the *dermestes larvarius*.

23. **Zygia.**

Antennae moniliform. Feelers unequal, filiform. Lip elongated, membranaceous. Jaw furnished with one tooth.

Oblong, reddish; head and elytra of an obscure blue.

1. Native of the east.

24. **Zonitis.**

Antennae setaceous. Feelers four, filiform; shorter than the jaw, which is entire. Lip emarginated.

Yellow; the elytra marked with a black dot in the middle and at the base. 1. Native of Egypt. Black below; the extremity of the abdomen reddish.

Reddish; the elytra yellow and black at the tip. 2. Native of the east.

25. **Apalus.**

Antennae filiform. Feelers equal; filiform. Jaw horny; furnished with one tooth. Lip membranaceous; terminating abruptly, and entire.

Furnished with wings; black, the elytra yellow, marked with a black dot behind; formerly *meloe bimaculatus*. Native of the north of Europe; to be seen early in the spring, in sandy places.

26. **Brentus.**

Antennae moniliform, advancing beyond the middle of the snout. Mouth furnished with a straight, cylindrical snout, which projects considerably.

**Thighs simple.**

Cylindrical; snout very long, bearded beneath; the elytra lengthened out and elevated. 1. Native of New Zealand. Snout longer than the body; antennae shorter than the snout, placed near the tip; eyes globular, black; thorax cylindrical, black, with gray hairs; elytra streaked and dotted, with furrowed spots; legs black, with gray hairs.

**Thighs dentated.**

Linear; the elytra striped with yellow; thorax lengthened. Native of South America and India.

This genus includes 11 species.

27. **Curculio, Diamond-beetle.**

Antennae clavated, placed upon the snout, which is formed of a horny substance, and prominent. Feelers four, filiform.

This beautiful and numerous genus is divided into five subdivisions; their larvae have a scaly head, and six scaly legs. Those of the long-snouted ones are most destructive in granaries, and to seeds of almost every description. They insinuate themselves into the grain, and consume it gradually, leaving nothing but the skin, in which they lie concealed, and undergo their metamorphosis. Those with the short snout infest artichokes, and the stalks and leaves of plants. The leaves of many trees, particularly the elm, may be seen marked with yellow spots, occasioned by the larvae of this tribe insinuating themselves within the cuticle of the leaf, and forming a bag, in which they lurk, till they come forth a perfect insect.

* Long-snouted.

† Thighs simple.

The thorax and elytra rough. Antennae white at the tips. Native of Japan. Snout cylindrical, long, arched, brown on the fore-part, of an ash-colour behind; thorax round, brown, rough, with raised sharp points; elytra rough, gray, with scattered brown and white dots.

Black; thorax flat and dotted, with a line slightly elevated; elytra shortened and somewhat striped; the pteros intervals dotted. 555. Native of Europe.

Black; the elytra marked with white dots set in regular rows, and with white interrupted waved bands. 556. Native of Europe.

Scarlet; the elytra marked with ten rows of dots. 558. Native of Europe.

Black; the elytra of a violet colour; the scutellum cyanus white. 5. Native of Europe, particularly on the willow.

Black above; ash-coloured below, and hunch-back crackered. 6. Native of Europe; feeds on the seeds of the vetch; it is very small.

Gray; the elytra and legs reddish brown. 101. Native of England, on the mallow. The snout and abdomen black.

The snout and thorax red; the elytra of a violet colour. 103. Native of Europe, on the oak.

Black; with the abdomen oval. 13. Native of the acrididae north of Europe; frequently to be met with on plants of the class *tetradynamia*.

Of a blood-colour. 15. Native of Europe, and very destructive to corn which has been long kept.

Black; the thorax dotted, and of the same length with the elytra; the elytra marked with two red spots. This species is very destructive to rice kept in granaries.

Weevil or Bond. Black; the thorax dotted, and of the same length with the elytra. 16. This destructive little animal does much mischief in granaries, and in biscuit kept in ware-houses, or on ship-board. Wood, henbane, and elder, are said to drive them away from grain which has been infested by them, and, on that account, is sometimes mixed with the grain.

The elytra of a brick colour, with cloudy bands. 19. Native of Europe; in the bark of the *pinus sylvestris*.

Black, sprinkled with green; snout black and bent, somewhat resembling a keel. 121. Native of Africa, and the south of Europe; on the flowers of the artichoke.

Cylindrical and ash-coloured; the elytra set with sharp teeth. sharp points. 34. Native of Europe; on umbelliferous plants, particularly on the *phellandrum aquatilis*; in the stalks of which the larva is frequently lodged, and is supposed to be the cause of the staggers in horses.

**Cylindrical; covered with a gray down; the forelegs long.** 152. Native of Europe, on the *burdock*. When old, it loses the gray down, and becomes smooth and black.

**Of a bright copper colour; snout and feet black.** 38. Native of the south of Europe, on the vine and hazel. Somewhat hairy above.

**Oblong; of a chestnut colour; the elytra equalling the thorax, marked with four red spots.** Native of South America and India. It is small, and very destructive to grain.

†† Hind thighs thickened. Saltatorii.

*Quercus.* Pale yellow; eyes black. 25. Native of Europe; on the willow, elm, and oak, the leaves of which it frequently covers with blotches, by insinuating itself within the cuticle. It is about the size of the *pedicellus humanus*.

**Body black; elytra oblong.** 45. Native of Europe; on the ears of corn.

††† Thighs dentated.

**Terrimus.** Black; the elytra shining. 10. Native of Europe; very frequent on plants of different kinds.

**Black; the elytra opaque and oblong.** 11. Native of Europe; on the leaves of the cherry and pear-tree, the cuticle of which it eats.

The thighs of the fore-legs dentated; body gray, clouded. 46. Native of Europe, on the flowers of fruit-trees.

**Caligina.** The streaks of the elytra approaching one another, and dotted. 243. Native of Britain, but rare. Body oblong, entirely black, opaque; thorax round and punctured; elytra with deep approximate striae in pairs; thighs sharply dentated.

**Germanica.** Black; the thorax marked with two reddish dots on each side. 58. Native of Europe; very common in Germany. It is amongst the largest of this genus that is to be met with in Europe.

**Nucum.** Body gray, of the same length with the snout. 59. Native of Europe; frequently to be found in hazel-nuts.

The elytra marked with two black spots situated near the suture. 61. Native of Europe; on the figwort, the capsules of which the larva consume, and substitute in their place brown follicles.

**Brevirostris.**

† Thighs dentated.

**Pectabilis.** The body variegated with green and black. 298. Native of New Holland.

**Black; the thighs faintly dentated; the thorax and elytra smooth, spotted with brown.** 301. Native of Europe; large, smooth.

The abdomen oval and black; the legs and antennae reddish. 69. Native of Europe; in orchards.

**Yellowish-brown.** 72. Native of Europe. The larva feeds on the leaves of the pear tree; the perfect insect on the flowers of the pear and of the plum. The colour varies; sometimes it is bronzed, red, green.

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&c.; legs reddish; body covered with oblong scales of various colours; elytra striated, punctured.

Downy, brown; the thighs acutely dentated; an. *mali*, tennine and legs brownish. 308. Native of Europe; on the apple-tree.

†† Thighs smooth.

The thorax marked with lines; the elytra of an ash-polygona, colour, marked with little brown lines; the suture brown, dotted with black. 26. Native of Europe; on the *polygona*.

Above, brownish-gray; beneath, ash-coloured; snout *grisaceus*, grooved. 335. Native of Britain.

Blackish; the elytra gray, marked with two white *trigutt* spots, and with a larger one behind, which is common *tatus*, to both elytra. 336. Native of Britain.

The elytra marked with black elevated stripes, and *imperialis*, with bright green and gold dotted furrows alternately, swelling out at their base, and drawing to a point at their tips. 349. Native of South America. It is very large, and the most beautiful insect hitherto known; commonly known by the name of the diamond-beetle.

Body green, silky, striped with broad gold bands. *regalis*. 75. Native of South America. The thighs brown, marked with a golden ring.

Oblong, brown; the back part of the thorax flat. *incanus*. 81. Native of Europe; common in fir.

616 species of this genus have been described in the last edition of the System of Nature.

28. **Rhinomacer.**

Antennae setaceous, placed upon the snout. Feelers four, thicker towards their exterior side.

Covered with gray down; antennae and legs black. *curculio*.

1. Native of Italy.

Covered with black hair; antennae and legs reddish. *attelaboides*.

2. Native of Europe; in pine-forests.

Blue, somewhat hairy; base of the antennae and the *caruleus*, legs yellow. 3. Native of Europe.

Only three species of this genus have been described.

29. **Attelabus.**

Head drawn to a point on the hind part, and inclined. Antennae moniform, the articulations towards the point thicker than the rest.

*Jaw bifid.*

Black; the elyra red and reticulated. 1. Native *coryli* of Europe; on the leaves of the hazel, which it rolls up into cylinders and shuts up at both ends.

Black; legs formed for leaping. 7. Native of *betula*, Europe; on the leaves of the birch, which it renders beautifully curled by its gnawing. It leaps very nimbly.

**Jaw furnished with one tooth.**

† The posterior feelers hatchet-shaped. Cleri.

Black; the elytra marked with three white bands, *rustica* and red at the base. 19. Native of Europe.

Black; thorax reddish; elytra red, white at the base, *formica* and *rufa*. and marked with two white bands. 8. Native of Europe; it destroys the pinus pertinax and many other insects.

* aparius Bluish; the elytra red, marked with three black bands. 10. Native of Europe and America. The larva is frequently to be met with in bee-hives, the perfect insect on flowers. It is double the size of the formicarius.

†† Feelers four, nearly filiform. Spondilides.

ceramboides Black; the elytra full of wrinkles, and broader than the thorax. 12. Native of Europe, in the boletus fermentarius.

buprestoides Black; the elytra very much ribbed; the thorax almost globular. 13. Native of Europe, in woods.

There are 34 species of this genus.

30. Notoxus.

Antennae filiform. Feelers four, hatchet-shaped. Jaw furnished with one tooth.

* mollis Downy; the elytra black, marked with three pale bands. 3. Native of Europe; on flowers.

* monoceros Thorax projecting over the head like a horn; elytra pale, marked with a black band and dot. 4. Native of Europe, on umbelliferous plants.

There are four species of this genus.

31. Cerambyx.

Antennae setaceous. Feelers four. Thorax prickly or turgid. Elytra linear.

This is a very beautiful and finely variegated family. The larvae resemble soft, oblong, slender worms, with a scaly head and hard legs on the fore part. They bore through the inner part of trees, pulverizing the wood, and are transformed into perfect insects in the cavities they make. Many of them diffuse a strong smell, perceivable at a great distance; and some, when taken, utter a sort of cry, produced by the friction of the thorax on the upper part of the abdomen and elytra.

* Feelers four, equal.

a. Filiform.

† Jaw cylindrical, entire. Prioni.

a. The thorax furnished with moveable spines.

trochlearis The elytra variegated with a dark colour and white, with raised dots. 2. Native of India.

longimanus The elytra marked with a small projection at their base, and with two at the tip; the antennae long. 1. Native of South America. The shanks of the fore-legs, in the male, are very long.

b. Thorax margined.

The thorax with three little projections on each side; the jaws stretched out, and furnished with one spine on their outside; the antennae short. 3. Native of America. The larva is found in the wood of the boma. It is eatable, and reckoned a delicacy by the natives.

The thorax furnished with four small projections on armillatus each side; the elytra rusty-coloured, edged with black; the thighs of the hind-legs marked with a little projection. 4. Native of India; very large.

Thorax furnished with very small projections; the domicor-jaws stretching out, and furnished with two teeth; the tus. antennae short. 86. Native of South America. The larva is eaten by the natives, and much relished.

The thorax wrinkly; and marked on each side with tuber, a small projection; the elytra black; the antennae of a middling length. 6. Native of Europe; in wood.

Thorax marked with three small projections; body * coriace black; the elytra furnished with sharp points; antennae shorter than the body. 7. Native of Europe; on decayed birch-trees. It produces large, oblong, yellowish eggs.

†† Jaw obtuse, furnished with one tooth. Cerambyces.

Thorax prickly; elytra formed like the roof of a nebulous house, marked with black bands and dots; the antennae longer than the body. 29. Native of Europe; in the stems of fir-tree, which it kills by consuming the inner bark.

Thorax prickly; elytra entire, marked with three fascicule-prickly dots; the antennae of the same length with the tus. body. 106. Native of Europe.

Thorax prickly; elytra whitish at their anterior part, * hispid and furnished with two small projections at their tips; the antennae of the same length with the body, and rough. 30. Native of Europe.

Green, shining; thorax prickly; antennae blue, and * mocha of the same length with the body. 34. Native of tus. Europe; on the willow. The colour of the antennae and legs varies from a blue to a brown. The living insect has a smell of musk, which is said to have a soporific effect. It produces white eggs. The green colour of this insect is sometimes tinged with blue, and at other times it is entirely blue and gold. The smell it diffuses, is imagined by some to resemble the smell of a rose, and frequently pervades a whole meadow, where the insect happens to be plentiful.

Black; the thorax prickly and wrinkled; the elytra heros somewhat prickly and reddish brown; antennae long. 128. Native of Europe; on the oak.

†† Jaw divided.

* Horny. Lamiae.

Thorax prickly; elytra black, with rusty-coloured sutur. spots; scutellum yellow; antennae very long. 38. Na- tive of Europe; in woods.

Black; thorax prickly; scutellum bright yellow; sutur. elytra without spots; antennae very long. 159. Na- tive of Europe; larger than the preceding species.

Thorax prickly; elytra black and convex; antennae texer. of the same length with the body. 41. Native of Eu- rope; on trunks of trees.

Black; thorax somewhat prickly; elytra ash-colour fuligin- ed; antennae short. 43. Native of Europe. When tor- old, it becomes entirely black. It is met with in wood, after it has been cut from the sheep.

Thorax prickly, and marked with green bands; the regoli. elytra sprinkled with green, with three tawney spots. 167. Native of Africa. Antennae longer than the body, black; head beneath lined with green; a tawney spot under under the eyes; thorax black, with three impressed green bands; elytra somewhat striated; black, sprinkled with green; abdomen with a white line of tawney dots on each side.

**Membranacours. Saperdae.**

Thorax smooth, cylindrical; body gray, dotted with black; antennae of the same length with the body. 52. Native of Europe.

Of a dusky colour; thorax marked with lines, scutellum yellow; antennae long. 56. Native of Europe; on thistles, injuring them much in the month of May. Body brown, speckled with yellow; thorax marked with three yellow lines.

*populina.* Thorax without spines, cylindrical, yellow, and marked with lines; elytra marked with four yellow dots; antennae of the same length with the body. 57. Native of Europe; on the poplar. Body brown; antennae variegated with black and white.

*Cylindricus.* Cylindrical, black; fore-legs yellow. 5. Native of Europe; on the pear and plum-tree.

**Feet capitated. Rhagia.**

Thorax prickly; elytra obtuse and reddish, marked with a black line, and black along the suture; antennae of the same length with the body. 45. Native of Europe.

*anglicus.* Thorax prickly; elytra marked with two oblique yellow bands. 237. Native of Britain.

*aquitanus.* Black; thorax prickly; elytra clouded with brick-coloured stripes; antennae shorter than the body. 49. Native of Europe, on the trunks of trees. The larva has six feet, and is naked; white, head and collar horny, brown; back grooved.

Black; thorax with a spine on each side; elytra chestnut-coloured; their base suture, and a spot on each, are black; they are likewise marked with two yellow bands. 242. Native of Europe.

**Feet elevated. Callidius.**

*rusticus.* Thorax naked; body pale; the antennae tapering, and shorter than the body. 69. Native of Europe; in woods.

*firidus.* Thorax naked and furnished with knobs, black; the elytra of a brick-colour. 68. Native of Europe; in fir-woods.

The thorax somewhat downy; body of a violet colour; antennae shorter than the body. 70. Native of Europe; chiefly in fir-timber which has been cut down some time, and which has not been stripped of its bark. It bores serpentine cavities between the bark and the wood, which are larger in diameter as the insect increases in size, filling the space it leaves behind with its excrement, which resembles saw-dust. Body dark violet, a little hairy; antennae hardly as long as the body, hairy; sternum with a small projecting point; elytra linear, round at the tip, turgid at the base. It varies in having the head and thorax, and even the body greenish.

*julius.* Thorax hairy, marked with two protuberances; body brown. 76. Native of Europe, on the trunks of trees, in timber, in houses, perforating the joists, particularly those that have been formed of fir-timber.

**Feet unequal; the anterior pair filiform, the posterior clavated. Stenocoris Fabricii.**

Thorax slightly prickly; elytra formed like the roof of a house; the anterior part of them reddish brown; anus the breast shining. 47. Native of Europe. Male of a brick colour; female blackish; larva lies underground, and has very long legs.

379 species of this genus have been described in the last edition of the System of Nature.

**Calopus.**

Antennae filiform. Feelers four; the anterior ones clavated; the posterior filiform. Thorax turgid. Elytra narrow, and of an equal breadth throughout their whole length.

Brown; the antennae compressed. 1. A native of Europe; it is long, and cylindrical.

Very small, brown; the antennae serrated and hairy. 3. A native of Europe; about the size of a flea.

There are three species described in the last edition of the System of Nature.

**Leptura.**

Antennae setaceous. Feelers four, filiform. Elytra growing small towards the tip. Thorax somewhat tapering.

*Lip entire. Donacia of Fabricius.*

Of a golden colour; the thighs of the hind legs clavated and notched. 1. A native of Europe; on aquatic plants, on the water-lily, *phellandrum aquaticum*, at the roots of which the pupa may be found enclosed in brown globes. The thighs of the hind legs are sometimes without notches. Antennae blackish, the joints pale, reddish at the tip; head with a little down on the middle; thorax grooved; elytra streaked, dotted, and terminating abruptly, with short appendages at each margin; body beneath downy; legs dull, brownish red.

Of a golden colour; the thighs simple. 17. A native of Britain; on aquatic plants.

Shining green golden colour; the elytra marked with nitida dotted streaks and with crenated wrinkles, likewise with a bright purple and green fillet; the abdomen, antennae, and legs of a golden colour; the thighs of the hind-legs notched. 83. A native of Europe.

Silvery green; the elytra marked with dotted streaks, vulgaris, crenated wrinkles, with a broad green and purple fillet common to both elytra; the head, bottom, and legs, of a golden colour; the thighs of the hind-legs without notches. 89. A native of Europe.

*Lip bifid. Leptura.*

A. The Thorax on the fore part somewhat oblong and narrow.

Black; the elytra reddish, with a black dot in the umbrinum-middle. 22. A native of Europe.

Black; elytra red, black at the tips and at the sub-hastata. 23. A native of Europe. The abdomen is reddish in the male, which is smaller than the female. melanura. Black; the elytra reddish or livid, black at the tips and at the suture. 2. A native of Europe; the elytra are black at the tips in the male, in the female they are all of one colour.

rubra. Black; the thorax, the elytra, and shank of the legs, purple. 3. A native of Europe; on flowers.

villica. Of a rusty colour; the antennae, elytra, and breast, dark brown. 28. A native of Britain.

splendida. Black; covered with yellow hairs; the elytra smooth at the tips; the legs tawny; antennae brown, and of a rusty colour at the base. 49. A native of Europe.

rufipes. Black; the legs reddish; the thighs red at the base. 52. A native of Europe; frequently to be met with in the month of May, on the buckthorn, the dog-wood, and hawthorn.

B. The Thorax nearly globular, and not attenuated on its anterior part; the Elytra blunt at the tips, but not truncated.

virginia. The thorax globular and black; the elytra of a reddish colour; the abdomen reddish. 15. A native of Europe.

collaris. The thorax globular and red; the abdomen red; and the elytra black. 16. A native of Europe.

bipartita. Black; the thorax of a rusty colour, marked with a longitudinal black line; the elytra marked with a rusty-coloured spot, common to both of them. 71. A native of Europe.

nitens. The thorax globular, which, as well as the abdomen, is of a shining black, covered with a yellow down; the elytra black; marked with four broad transverse yellow bands; the legs of a rusty colour. 67. A native of America.

100 species of this genus have been described by Gmelin, in the last edition of the System of Nature.

34. Necydalis, Carrion-Eater.

Antennae either setaceous or filiform. Feelers four, filiform. Elytra smaller, shorter, or narrower, than the wings. Tail simple.

Antennae setaceous; Elytra shorter than the wings or abdomen.

major. The elytra of a rusty colour, without spots; the antennae shorter than the body. 1. A native of Europe.

minor. The elytra reddish brown, with a small line at the top; the antennae larger than the body. 2. A native of Europe.

umbelliferarum. The elytra of a brick colour, without spots; the antennae long. 3. A native of Europe; on umbelliferous plants.

Antennae filiform; the Elytra growing narrower towards the tips, and of the same length with the abdomen.

viridissimus. The thorax somewhat tapering; body green. 13. A native of Europe; very frequent in gardens.

humeralis. The elytra black, yellow at the base. 18. A native of Britain.

melanura. Black; the thorax and elytra reddish brown; the latter are black at the tips. 20. A native of Europe; on plants of different kinds.

26 species of this genus have been described in the last edition of the System of Nature.

35. Lampyrus, Fire-Fly.

Antennae filiform. Feelers four. Elytra flexible. Thorax flat, hemispherical, surrounding and concealing the head under it. The sides of the abdomen furnished with folded papillae. The female in most of the species without wings.

Feelers nearly clavated.

Glow worm. Oblong, brown; shield ash-coloured. * noctiluca

1. A native of Europe; in woods and meadows. The female is larger than the male, and emits a beautiful phosphoric light, for the purpose of attracting the male. It is apparent that their shining light depends on a fluid placed near the extremity of the abdomen; the light becomes brighter, and of a finer green colour, when the insect is in motion. The little animal can withdraw the light at pleasure by contracting itself. Though the insect be bruised, the light continues for a considerable time.

Dusky black; the shield marked, on both sides, with corona, a circular rose-coloured spot. 2. A native of North America.

Oblong, brown; the shield resembling glass at the splendi-tip. 3. A native of Europe; in woods. This has dula been thought only a variety of the noctiluca; it is peculiarly resplendent in showery weather. The female emits the brighter light, particularly when pregnant.

The shield reddish, and black in the middle; the pyralis, elytra black, with a white edge; the abdomen white. 4. A native of the south of America.

Yellow; the third segment of the abdomen from the japonica anus is black. 22. A native of Japan; very plentiful in the months of May and June; diffusing a very strong light from two small bags at its tail, filled with air; eyes, antennae, and wings black.

The elytra brown; the thorax transverse, red. 11. italica. A native of Italy and Switzerland; on trees; less than the rest of the genus; brown; the last two segments of the abdomen yellow; the breast and legs pale yellow; the female black.

Feelers nearly filiform.

Black; the sides of the thorax and elytra of a blood sanguineo colour. 17. A native of Europe, in stony ground.

Black; the thorax and elytra of a brick colour; an-pectinate antennae pectinated. 34. A native of Europe.

Black; the thorax and elytra of a blood colour, and * coccinae without spots. 18. A native of Europe; in hedges; head sometimes reddish, the elytra sometimes striated.

Feelers with the last joint thicker than the rest, and terminating abruptly. Lyci.

Yellow; elytra with a black marginal spot, and latissima, black behind, the lateral margin very much dilated. 14. A native of Sierra Leone. Mouth cylindrical, prominent; body narrower before, and very wide behind; antennae serrated.

Black; thorax orbicular, and with the elytra red, atria marked with an impressed black spot on the back. 44. A native of Europe.

Forty-four species. 36. Horia.

Antennae moniliform. Feelers four, thicker towards their outer side. Lip linear, round at the tip.

Reddish; antennae and legs black. 1. A native of Tranquebar; the hind thigh of the male thickened, and grooved beneath, and marked with a little projection.

Reddish brown; eyes, wings, and breast black. 2. A native of Europe.

There are only two species of this genus described.

37. Cuculus.

Antennae filiform. Feelers four, equal; the last articulation terminating abruptly, and thicker than the rest. Lip short, bifid; the divisions linear, and distant from one another. Body depressed.

Thorax unarmed, black, with an impressed dot on each side; elytra striated, brown. 2. A native of Europe; black.

Of a brick colour; thorax nearly square, unarmed; thighs compressed. 3. A native of Europe, under the bark of the birch tree.

Black; the thorax square, notch behind marked with tubercles in the middle, and wrinkled on the external edge, clavated on the anterior part; the antennae brown; the legs and elytra simple and reddish. A native of Europe.

Eleven species of this genus have been described in the last edition of the System of Nature.

38. Cantharis.

Antennae filiform. Thorax (for the most part) margined, and shorter than the head. Elytra flexible. Sides of the abdomen edged with folded papillae.

* Feelers four, hatchet-shaped.

This is an extremely rapacious genus, preying on other insects, and even on its own tribe; those of the division Lymexylon only, both in the grub and perfect state, feed on green wood.

Thorax red, with a black spot; elytra brown. 2. A native of Europe; in hedges; most rapacious, and devouring its own species.

Reddish; the abdomen black and margined; the back part of the head, eyes, and breast yellow. 73. A native of Europe.

Brown; the thorax, head, base of the antennae, the sides and tip of the abdomen, and the legs reddish. 14. A native of Europe.

Black; mouth and abdomen red. 75. A native of Europe.

The middle of the thorax black; the elytra shortened, black and yellow at the tip. 11. A native of Europe; in groves and gardens.

The thorax somewhat marginated; body black; antennae pectinated; the elytra marked with a blood-coloured dot at the tip. 13. A native of Europe; on the Leonurus carduca.

Black; the thorax, the base of the antennae, posterior base of the segments of the abdomen, and legs yellow, with a brown spot on the thorax. 82. A native of Europe.

** Feelers filiform, the last articulation setaceous. Malachii.

Bright greenish yellow; the upper surface of the *area* elytra red. 7. A native of Europe; on plants. It is furnished with two tentacula at the base of the abdomen, of a blood colour, blunt, and connected at the base; likewise two on the thorax which can be stretched out. There is a smaller variety, with the elytra wholly of a blood colour.

Bright yellowish green; the elytra red at the tips. *bipustulata*. 8. A native of Europe.

Black; the thorax and tips of the elytra red. 86. *haemeraldales*. A native of Europe.

Thorax red, emarginated; elytra blue and smooth; corysonioid antennae and legs black. 63. A native of France; des. when touched under the breast, it contracts its head and body; when set at liberty it runs off very quickly.

*** The anterior feelers stretched out; the last articulation but one, is enlarged with a large oval split appendix; the last articulation arched and acute. Lymexylon.

Black; the elytra light brown, and black at the tip; proboscis; the feelers hooked, and irregular. 69. A native of *dea*. Europe; in timber.

Brown; the antennae and shanks of the legs black. *barbata*. 70. A native of Europe; in timber; covered with glossy down of a changeable hue; antennae and legs paler.

The thorax somewhat tapering; body yellow; the *navalis* margin and tips of the elytra black. 26. A native of Europe; in the timber of the oak, to which it is very destructive.

Eighty-six species of this genus have been described in the last edition of the System of Nature.

39. Serropalpus.

Antennae setaceous. Feelers four, unequal; the anterior one longer than the rest, and deeply serrated; four articulations, the last one very large, terminating abruptly, compressed, and like a plate; the posterior one nearly clavated. Thorax marginated, the anterior one receiving the head, with a prominent angle on each side. Head bent down. Legs formed for digging.

Body brown; the elytra striated. A native of the striatus island of Runnala; found on old wooden buildings in autumn.

Body black; the elytra smooth. 2. A native of *levigatus*. Europe.

40. Elater, Skipper.

Antennae filiform. Feelers four, hatchet-shaped. Under side of the thorax terminating in an elastic spine, coming out from a cavity of the abdomen; by which means the body, when placed on the back, springs up and recovers its natural posture.

Brown; Brown; antennae with a fan-shaped tuft of eight large black leaves. 1. A native of India. This is one of the largest of the genus; the antennae short.

noctiluca. Sides of the thorax marked with a smooth yellow spot. 4. A native of America. This insect, like the lampyris and fulgora, affords a strong phosphoric light in the night time, the streams of which are so strong, that a person may see to read the smallest print. When placed on its back, it will spring four or five inches from the level on which it is put, to recover its natural position; the abdomen when removed from the body is luminous internally.

phosphorus. Brown; the thorax marked on its posterior part with two smooth yellow spots. 5. A native of South America, resembling the noctiluca very much, but only half the size, although considerably larger than the species to be found in Europe; the spots of the thorax shine in the night like the preceding species.

bipunctata. Black; shining; the elytra marked with a black dot at the base. 9. A native of Europe, on pasture grounds.

brunnius. The thorax reddish, and black in the middle; the elytra and body of a rusty colour. 10. A native of Europe; in gardens.

cruciatus. The thorax black, rusty coloured on the sides; the elytra yellow, marked with a black cross, and black on the edges. 12. A native of Europe; on pasture grounds.

ruficolitis. Black; the hind part of the thorax red, and shining. 14. A native of Europe; on grass land.

mesomelas. The thorax and edge of the elytra of a rusty colour; body and elytra black. 16. A native of Europe; larva six-footed, filiform, and hardish, furnished with a horny shield at the tail, notched at the sides, and furnished beneath with a conical hollow tubercle in form of a leg on the under side. It is common in decayed wood.

aterminus. Thorax black and shining; the elytra striated and black. 17. A native of Europe.

castaneus. The thorax reddish and downy; the elytra yellow, and black at the tip. 13. A native of Europe; in low grounds.

sanguineus. Black; elytra of a blood colour. 21. A native of Europe; in grass lands. The tip of the elytra black.—A larger variety is found with the thorax downy and tawny; the elytra of a deep colour, and marked with a faint black blotch at the base.

segetis. Black; the antennae and feet brown; the elytra marked with longitudinal black and brown lines. 114. A native of Europe; at the roots of corn. The larva destroys the fields, especially in dry seasons; it is a long time before it undergoes its metamorphosis.

funereus. Reddish; the elytra striated; head brown. 144. A native of Europe.

obscurus. Of a rusty colour; head and thorax brown, the latter, together with the elytra and legs, are of a brick colour. 136. A native of Europe.

species of this genus have been described in the last edition of the System of Nature.