CLYTUS. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Body elongated, subcylindric ; head inclined ; 

 antennae shorter than the body, inserted in an 

 emargination of the eyes, eleven-jointed ; labrum 

 apparent ; labial palpi with the last joint obtri- 

 gonate; thorax globose, unarmed; hind thighs 

 clavate. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



A genus somewhat numerous in species, 

 belonging to the natural family Cerambycidje, 

 Leach. The species were scattered in the 

 genera Cerambyx, Callidium, and Septura, 

 until Fabricius perceived the necessity of a 

 separation, and he embodied them under the 

 present designation. Many of them are very 

 prettily ornamented with bright yellow bands 

 and spots. In the larva state they live in wood, 

 penetrating freely through the hardest trees, 

 and proving very injurious to the particular 

 kinds of timber which they attack. 



plate 53, 



