INSECTS. 
ORDER 
t 
COLPPTERA. 
S CAR AByEUS. BEETLE. 
Generic Character. 
Antenna clavatae, capitulo 
fissili. 
Tibice saepius dentatae. 
Corpus crassum, compact- 
um. 
Antenna or horns clavate, 
with a fissile tip. 
Legs generally toothed. 
Body thick and compact. 
Xhis genus is extremely extensive. Among 
the most remarkable species is the Scarabceus 
Hercules or Hercules Beetle, which sometimes 
measures not less than five, or even six inches in 
length: the wing-shells are of a smooth surface, 
of a blueish or brownish grey colour, sometimes 
