INSECTS. 



ORDER 



COLOPTERA. 



S C AR AB .EUS. BEETLE. 



Generic Character. 



Antenna clavatre, capitulo 

 fissili. 



Tibiae scepius dentatae. 



Corpus crassum, compact- 

 urn. 



Antenna or horns clavate., 



with a fissile tip. 

 Legs generally toothed. 

 Body thick and compact. 



A HIS genus is extremely extensive. Among 

 the most remarkable species is the ScarabcEus 

 Hercules or Hercules Beetle, which sometimes 

 measures not less than five, or even six inches in 

 length: the wing-shells are of a smooth surface, 

 of a blueish or brownish grey colour, sometimes 



