558 Insects. 



THE MUSK BEETLE, OK GOAT CHAFFER. 



(Cerambyx moscTiatus, or Aromia mosclmta.) 



THIS is one of the longicorn beetles. It is a very beau- 

 tiful insect, of a glossy bluish-green colour, with a cast 

 of shining gold ; the under part of the body is bluish. 

 It is about an inch and a half in length, and is elongated 

 in form, its breadth being small in proportion to its 

 length ; the wings under the case are black ; the legs 

 are of the same bluish-green colour, only somewhat 

 paler; and the breast is pointed at each extremity. 

 Between these points are three little tubercles near the 

 wings, and three smaller towards the head. The cases 

 of the wings are oblong, and somewhat in the shape of a 

 lance, with three ribs a little raised, and running length- 

 wise. The feelers are as long as the body, composed 

 of many joints, which grow smaller near the ends. 

 This Beetle is very common in the south of England, 

 and is chiefly to be found on old pollard willows. It 

 emits a strong and agreeable odour, which is not unlike 

 attar of roses. It certainly has not the slightest resem- 

 blance to musk, though those who named it appear to 

 have thought that it had. 



THE GROUND BEETLE. (Carabus clafhratm.) 



THE GROUND BEETLE is not only one of the largest, but 

 the most beautiful and brilliant that this country pro- 

 duces. The head, breast, and wing-cases are of a cop- 



