LEPTURA. 75 



Leptura meridiana is one of the larger European 

 species, often measuring an inch in length, and is 

 a very common insect during the decline of sum- 

 mer in fields and woods, generally appearing in 

 the hottest part of the day. It is of a dull bro\vn 

 colour above, sometimes yellowish-chesnut, and 

 beneath is of a brilliant tawny yellow, shining 

 with the lustre of satin. It has very much the 

 general appearance of a Cerambyx, and might 

 perhaps with equal propriety be referred to either 

 genus. The larva? of the Lepturae in general are 

 probably allied to those of the Cerambyces, but 

 they are at present very little known. 



