LEPTURA. 
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Leptura mericliana is one of the larger European 
species, often measuring an inch in length, and is 
a very common insect during the decline of sum- 
mer in fields and woods, generally appearing in 
the hottest part of the day. It is of a dull brown 
colour above, sometimes yellowish-chesnut, and 
beneath is of a brilliant tawny yellow, shining 
with the lustre of satin. It has very much the 
general appearance of a Cerambyx, and might 
perhaps with equal propriety be referred to either 
genus. The larvm of the Lepturae in general are 
probably allied to those of the Cerambyces, but 
they are at present very little kpown. 
