SNAPPING-BEETLES. 

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Fie. 56.— Aeriotvs mancus, Sav. Greatly Fig. 57. — Drasieria e/e^ans. Fab. 

 enlarged. After Forbes. " Greatly enlarged. After Forbes. 



Fig. 58. — Melanotus commuais, Gyll. 

 Greatly enlarged. After Forbes. 



Fig. 60. — Fyrophoriis noctilucus. Nat- 

 ural size. After Brehm. 



In Florida and Texas occur snapping-beetles which are very 

 luminous ; others very much larger occur in the tropics, and some 

 of our soldiers have no doubt seen such insects as the one illus- 

 trated in Fig. (^. wliich produces a very strong greenish light. 



