﻿216 BRITISH BEETLES. 



C. hilineatus (Plate XIV^ Fig. 4) is elegantly banded ; 

 it is found commonly by sweeping, etc., at Micklebam. 



The ChrysomelidyE (or "Golden-apple beetles") 

 have the bead sunk in tbe protborax, but more exposed 

 tban in tbe last family; tbe antennse sborter, monili- 

 forra, and sligbtly tbickened towards tbe tips ; tbe legs 

 of equal size ; tbe palpi sbort ; no spurs to tbe tibiaj ; 

 tbe tborax fitting closely to tbe base of tbe elytra; and 

 tbe body bemispberic or oval. Tbey are found on low 

 plants and sbrubs, for climbing on wbich tbeir broad 

 tarsi are eminently adapted. 



We possess several genera and species of tbis family, 

 many of wbicb are conspicuous for tbeir beauty. 



Tbe only large one, Timarcha Icevigata, sometimes 

 known as " tbe Bloody-nosed beetle,'^ on account of its 

 habit of distilling a drop of clear red fluid from tbe 

 moutb wben bandied, is common in grassy lanes : it is 

 very convex, dull but smootb in texture, and of an uni- 

 form blue-black colour, witb exceedingly wide tarsi, 

 especially in tbe male; wbicb, as usual, is ratber smaller, 

 not quite so dull, and bas longer legs. Its larva is also 

 frequently to be seen clinging to low plants in lanes and 

 on commons : it is of a sinning bluisb-green colour, very 

 convex, and elevated in tbe middle. 



Chrysomela distinyuenda (Plate XIV, Pig. 5) is not 

 uncommon near London, in grassy places, on tbe flowers 

 of Antirrhinum, etc. ; tbe contrast of colour afibrded by 

 its dark blue-black elytra, broadly margined witb orange, 

 being very effective. 



C. menthastri and graminis, two of tbe largest, are 

 especially conspicuous from tbeir somewbat oblong form 

 and uniform ricb green metallic bue, wbicb, in grami- 

 nis especially, runs to blue and coppery reflections; but 



