BKLYTA. 



I .y I >.-.fiiiitnimi< to be Brazilian genus, but this in doubtful 

 order has only four specie*. 



This 



Itctcisia cirvlea. 



1, Calyx viewed from above; 2, the Fame in profile; 3, the outer corolla ; 

 4, t > inner corolla ; 5, the stamens accn from above ; C, one of the stamens 

 K-pr.iU' ; 7, an ovary cut through. 



I IK'I.Y T.\, a genus of Insects belonging to the order Ilijmenoptcra, 

 and family ProctotrupuUc. The species of this genus are minute 

 fcmr winged flies, having the antenna) 14- or 15-jointed, filiform in the 

 iiml<-><, and thickened towards their extremity in the females. They 

 frequent sandy situations. 



liK'MHKX, a genus of Hymenopterous Insects, forming the type 

 of the family Banbicidte of Leach. The chief generic characters are 

 as follows: Palpi very abort; maxillary palpi 4 -jointed; labial 

 2-jointed; mandibles with a single tooth internally; the anterior 

 wings have three submarginal cells (the third extending to the :i|>.-\ 

 of the marginal), and two recurrent nervures both springing from 

 the second suhniarginal ; labium and mandibles prolonged into a 

 rostrum, or beak ; body smooth, nearly conical, but rut her flat beneath 

 in the male frequently furnished with two or more spines at the 

 apex. Legs, in the female spinose, anterior tarsi strongly ciliated. 

 This genus connects Mmedaia with J'hilanlhut. The species are 

 peculiar to hot climates, and, in some instances, very much resemble 

 wasps, both in sixe and colour. The female forms oblique cylindrical 

 burrows in sandy banks, with a cell at the end of each. Her next 

 object is to collect flies, such as the species of >'</''/''' "''' ""' .Viucidir, 

 as food for her young. In the excursions made for this purpose, she 

 is exceedingly rapid in her IH..II..H-. and produces a loud buzz in 

 flying. Having furnished a c> II with live or nix flies, she deposits a 

 single egg in it, and after having carefully closed it.- month, proceeds 

 in the same manner with another cell. When hatched from the egg, 

 the larva devours these flies, and changes into the pupa state, and 

 -hortly after to the (lerfect insect. Although these insects an' nt 

 strictly social, as the bees and wasps, yet generally the burrows of 

 many of the some species are formed in the immediate neighbourhood 

 of each other. 



Upon leaving her burrow, the female takes great precaution to 

 secure its entrance fr' niieo, by stopping the month with 



sand. No precaution, however, is sufficient to protect it from the 

 intrusion of it* parante*. Amon- others, the beautiful /' 



i- l-nahl'-d, by the i.|iij|c.l . .f its Ic-gS, to Iliako \ifi 



way through the snnd protected entrance whiih it tak' - the 

 opportunity <>f doiue; .lining the absence of the female / 



ng with the tiiil foremost, it dijiosiU an egg, which hatches in 



the following >|.riug. The larva of the liuiibu: then Incomes food for 

 that of the . 



HKMISIIHin.K, ti family ..f Coleopterous Insects belonging to 

 the division (ieodrphaya of M'Leay. They are minute camu 

 Beetles, which generally frequent dunplitautioai, such w (lie margin" 

 of rivers, ponds, and ditches. They are usually of a bright blue or 

 green metallic colour, having two or four pale yellow s|H.t.s on the 

 elytra. It is doubtful whether (hi* family ran hold the name rank in 

 the (itodepbaga as those of the OarobidcB, Jfarj -I,. -.|>cies, 



however, may be ca-il\ ...I by th,- minute terminal joint 



to the palpi. The characters of the several genera contained in this 

 group are as follows : 



A. liody depressed and linear. 



a. Antenna; with the third and fourth joints 



equal ........ 



b. Anton* with the fourth, joint longer than 



the third ....... 



R Ilody rather o 



a. Thorax transverse, not tnmcate, heart-shaped : 



a. I'oxteriorlv rounded : 



1. \Vholo . . ... 



2. Kmarginate . . ... 



b. Posteriorly acute ..... 



b. Thorax truncated, heart-shaped : 



o. The posterior angles very aouto and 

 ]>roininent : 



1. Antennae with the third, fourth, and fifth 

 joints long ...... 



2. Anteume with the third, fourth, and fifth 

 joints short ...... 



b. Thepiwtfriorangle.sHlightlyacute-deflex.a : 

 1. Kye.t moderate : 



*Thorax rather remote from the abdomen 

 at the base ...... 



"Thorax closely united to the abdomen . 

 - Kyes large ...... Btmbidittm. 



Cilla>m. 



TV/,,/,. 



I'hilnclhu*. 



Oryt. 



Pery/tktu. 

 NotajJitu. 



/,<./>//>. 



OD GTO 



1 1 



1, Head of one of the Itfatbidiutir, fthouing the form of tlir \\i\\i\ n, the 

 terminal joint ; I 1 , Tliorux of Turhyi ; 3, Thorax of minctkiu ; 4, Thorax of 

 Ocyt ; 5, Thorax of 1'riyphitM ; li, Thorax of Lopha ; 7, Thorax of lachyjiut. 



BFIX-NUTS, the fruit of Mm .M .>/, v/or, from which 



lli'ii-ujl, much used in perfumery, is obtained, [MmilMiA.] 



BEXCAU MK IIKUS. |.\iu num.] 



BENIN' 'ASA, a gciuiH of pliints named by Savi, in honour of 

 Count r.eiiincami, MI Italian nobleman. It belongs to the order 

 Cutnrbitaccir, and has but one species, B. ccrifera. The fruit is 

 described as coven d with hairs ami a glaucous bloom. It erow* in 

 the Ea>t hpli.-, l.indley. in the ' ' l..m.' calls it the 



White (Jour-,1. and says it is identical with Cn. ,/,;/ y,,;,,,. Ainslie 

 says that in the lOast it is preseiit^-d at every native, luamago feast, 

 and is sup|>ose<l to ensure prosperity to the married pair. 



I ! !'. \ T ' : I : IBS. The species of Ayrralit have this name. [AoBOBTIs.] 



I'.KVITVI, or I SIKN'ITVEO, the Brazilian name f,.r t! 



*,il,.linratuii of Vieillot. (SlIIIIKEM.] 



l;i!N/.< U X, the name of a resin yielded by a species of S; 

 |SmiAX.] Itell/oic Acid bprOOOred IV.. m this Hiib.-t.-inee. The Word 

 HrKin\im also lx;en given l.y Hayne to the plant which yields the 



I'd II M'VITE, the name of a phosphate of the peroxide of Iron 

 which ha* a hyacinth-red colour, In-coining darker on expo-un- to the 



atmosphere, (liana. tHiuraltm.) 



BBRBEEIDA'OBJi, lie Barberry Tribe, a natural order 



