CERAMBYX. CERAMBYX. 
Generic Character, 
Antenna attenuatse. 
Thorax spinosus aut gibbus. 
Elytra sublinearia. 
Corpus oblongum. 
Antenna slender and gra- 
dually attenuated. 
Thorax either spiny or 
bulging. 
Wing-Sheaths sublinear. 
Body oblong. 
TThE genus Cerambyxis of vast extent, compre- 
hending many insects of the most extraordinary 
appearance, and of a size superior to any in the 
order Coleoptera except those of the genus Scara- 
baeus. Their larvae are chiefly found in decayed 
trees, and resemble those of the Beetle, but are of 
a more lengthened form. ' 
Among the most singular species may be num- 
bered the Cerambyx longimanus or long-limbed 
Cerambyx, measuring about three inches in length 
from head to tail : the wing-sheaths are beset with 
a very fine down, and are most elegantly varied 
with red, black, and yellow, in the form of stripes, 
disposed in various directions: the fore-legs are 
of excessive length, very strong, and of a black 
colour, with broad red bars: the antennae are long 
and black. This species is elegantly figured by 
