132 Lieut.-Col. Sykes upon Copris Midas. 



oniy Ui'l'^e months. The larvae of Lepidopterous insects either spin 

 coverings for tuclL'ifJves out of the produce of their own body, or 

 form canopies for concealment \7y ';i.'3'?J?Rcting fragments of dried 

 leaves or other matters together by running silk threads over chem ; 

 but the Copris Midas has to collect its own materials, elaborate 

 them, and then bury itself in them in a ball in some mysterious 

 manner. 



