COLEOPTERA. 



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The common Stag beetle (Figs. 447* and 448) attains to a length 

 of two inches or more including its mandibles, and is of a dark brown 



Fig. 445. Scarabffius auubis (female). 



Fig. 446. Scarabseus Hercules. 



chestnut colour. They are met during the months of May, June, 



* The figure may possibly mislead, as it shows the larva and pupa in the ground, 

 for although recent observations show that this species does occasionally undergo 

 its metamorphoses therein, it is not probable that the larva lives anywhere but in 

 wood. ED. 



