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Only two are known to inhabit Britain, and these 

 may almost be said to be confined to the southern 

 division of the island ; for although the most com- 

 mon ( C. aurata) has been noticed in Scotland, its 

 occurrence is extremely rare. A few fine species 

 inhabit the south of France and the eastern coun- 

 tries of Europe, and a considerable number are 

 found in America, particularly in Mexico. They 

 are rather scarce, however, in Brazil, and such as 

 are found there do not seem to multiply to the same 

 extent as they do in most other places. Java and 

 the East Indies are likewise rich in these insects, 

 and the former contains a generic group (Macro- 

 nota, Weid.) very nearly related to the true Ceto- 

 niae, which is peculiar to the country. But their 

 metropolis, or characteristic locality, appears to be 

 the southern parts of Africa, in the neighbourhood 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. New Holland also 

 produces several beautifully marked species. 



CETONIA FASCICULARIS. 



PLATE XVII. Fig. 1. 



Scarabaeus fascicularis, Linn — Drury's Illus. pi. 33, fig. 2. — 

 Olivier, ii. No. 6, pi. 11, fig. 108. 



The head, scutellum, and thorax of this beautiful 

 insect are deep black and shining : the latter witli 

 four deeply impressed longitudinal lines, which are 

 filled with very minute white scales. The elytra 



