S52 NATUKALIST'S CABINET. 



All of this tribe exceedingly beautiful. 



may generally be found resting on the wood 

 from whence they were disclosed. 



All the insects of this tribe are among the 

 most beautiful that are produced. Many of the 

 species diffuse a strong, but seldom an unpleasant 

 smell, perceptible at a great distance, and some 

 of them, when seized, emit a sort of cry, pro- 

 duced by the friction of the thorax, or the upper 

 part of the abdomen and wing cases. 



