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out horns or prickles ; black ; shield rhombic ; 

 crown a little prominent ; shells grooved. 

 inelolontha, (tree beetle,) thorax and head without 

 horns or prickles ; testaceous ; thorax hairy ; 

 tail inflected ; a triangular white spot at each 

 incisure of the abdomen. Feeds on leaves of 

 trees ; while in the larva state it remains in the 

 earth about three years, and is very destructive 

 to corn and other vegetables. 

 See MS. P. 



4 3. SCUENA. Spec, 29. 



cirrosa, upper jaw much longer, lower one with a 

 cirrus. 



See MS. P. 



14. SCIURUS. Spec. 38. 



vulgaris, (common squirrel,) ears bearded at the 

 tip ; tail colour of the back. 



niger, (black squirrel,) ears not bearded ; body 

 black. Sometimes the nose, neck and tip of the 

 tail are white. 



cinereus, (grey squirrel,) ears not bearded ; body 

 cinereous ; belly white. 



striatus, (ground squirrel,) body yellowish, with 

 five brown longitudinal stripes. A variety has 

 the body pale with four stripes. Five and a 

 half inches long. 



volucettuS) (flying squirrel,) having a membrane 

 (made by a doubling of the skin) extending from 

 the ears to all the legs and tail ; being attached 

 to the forelegs as far as the toes, to the hind- 

 legs as far as the ancles. By spreading this 

 the squirrel sails through the aK v 



