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HISTORY OF INSECTS. 



up of the wings, nowever, does not prevent the 

 animal's running, leaping, and moving with 

 its natural celerity ; but when the case bursts, 

 and the wings have a power of expanding, all 



FAMILY IV. TRACHELIDES. 



With a cordiform, triangular head, apart from the 

 thorax ; antennae simple, flabelliform, pectinated, or 

 serrated ; jaws without corneous teeth ; tarsal hooks 

 entire ; penult joint usually bilobed. Tribe i. Lagria- 

 riae. Lagriaria hirta, pi. 29, f. 44. Tribe ii. Pyrochro- 

 ides. Pyrochroa coccinea, f. 45. Tribe iii. Mordellonas. 

 Mordella aculeata, pi. 28, f. 46. Tribe iv. Anthicides. 

 Notoxus monoceros, pi. 29, f. 47. Tribe v. Horiales. 

 fforia maculata, pi. 28, f. 48. Tribe vi. Cantharidias. 

 Cuntharis vesicatoria, f. 49. 



SECTION III. TETRAMERA. 

 All the tarsi four-jointed. 



FAMILY I. RHYNCHOPHORA. 



Head rostriform, mouth terminal ; antennas generally 

 claviform, geniculate, and inserted on the proboscis ; 

 abdomen large ; penult joint of tarsi usually bilobate.' 

 Tribe i. Bruchelae. Bruchus pisi, pi. 29, f. 50. Tribe 

 ii. Anthribides. Arithribus latirostris, f. 51. Tribe iii. 

 Attelabides. Attelabus femoralis, pi. 28, f. 52. Tribe 

 iv. Brentides. Brenius andiorago, pi. 29, f. 52. Tribe 

 v. Curculionites. Curculio imperialis, pi. 28, f. 53. 



FAMILY II. XYLOPHAGI. 



Tarsal joints usually entire, or when the penult joint 

 is bilobed, the palpi are small and conical ; antennae 

 frequently with less than eleven joints, claviform, and 

 perforated at the base. Tribe i. Scolytarii. Scolytus 

 ttlmi, pi. 29, f. 54. Tribe ii. Bostrichini. Bostrickus 

 capucinus, f. 55. Tribe iii. Paussili. Paussus microce- 

 phalus, f. 56. Tribe iv. Trogossitarii. Dasycerus sulca- 

 lus, f. 57. 



FAMILY III. PLATYSOMA. 



Tarsal joints entire ; body depressed, oblong ; head 

 breadtli of body, narrowed behind into a sort of peak ; 

 mandibles projecting, especially in the males ; labram 

 small ; palpi short ; thorax nearly square ; antennae fili- 

 form. Cucujus Dejeanii, pi. 28, f. 58. 



FAMILY IV. LONGICORNES. 



First three joints of tarsus provided with pencils be- 

 low, two intermediate broad, triangular, or cordiform, 

 third deeply bifoliate ; labium triangular, cordiform, or 

 notched ; antennas filiform, generally longer than the 

 body, sometimes inserted in a notch at the eyes, some- 

 times outside ; foot long, slender, with long tarsi ; body 



FAMILY V. EUPODA. 



Body oblong, antennae filiform, gradually thickening 

 to the points, and inserted near the eyes ; about the 

 length of head and thorax, which is narrow, cylindrical, 

 or square : head sunk in the thorax to nearly the eyes; 

 exterior and terminal lobe of jaws widening towards the 

 extremity. Tribe i. Sagrides. Sayra Cayanea, pi. 29, 

 f . 64. Tribe ii. Criocerides. Orioceris merdigera, pi. 28, 

 f. 65. 



FAMILY VI. CYCLICA. 



Labium thick, square, or oval, entire, or slightly 

 notched ; exterior and terminal division of jaws cylin- 

 drical ; body oval, ovoid, globular, or somewhat square; 

 "intennae filiform or setaceous, sometimes slightly clavi- 

 form. but not rounded or oval ; three first joints of tarsi 



the animal's motions become more extensive, 

 and the animal arrives at full perfection. Thus 

 the grasshopper, the dragon-fly, and the ear- 

 wig, have their wings at first bound down ; 



spongy, or provided with brushes below. Tribe i. 

 Cassidarias. Cassida viridis, pi. 28, f. 66. Tribe ii. 

 Chrysomejinse. CMamys cuprea, pi. 29, f. 67. Tribe iii. 

 Galerucitse. Galeruca tanaceti, pi. 29, f. 68. 



FAMILY VII. CLAVIPALPI. 



Three first joints of tarsi with brushes, and the last 

 bifid ; antennae with a terminal, oval, perfoliated club ; 

 jaws with a horny tooth interiorly ; palpi with a large 

 terminal joint ; body orbicular or oval. Erotylus mmn- 

 teus, pi. 28, f. 69. 



SECTION IV. TRIMERA. 



Tarsi three jointed ; antennas clavate ; body hemi- 

 spherical or oval. 



FAMILY I. APHIDIPHAGI. 



Tarsi with two terminal hooks, first joint distinct ; 

 elytra covering the abdomen ; antennas shorter than the 

 thorax, with a terminal club in the form of a reversed 

 triangle ; last joint of maxillary palpi being large, dola- 

 briform ; body hemispherical ; thorax short, and nearly 

 luniform. Cocinella septempunctuta, pi. 28, f. 70. 



FAMILY II. FUNGICOL^E. 



Tarsi with two terminal hooks, the first joint distincf, 

 elytra covering the abdomen ; antennas longer than the 

 head and thorax ; maxillary palpi filiform, or simply 

 thickened towards the tips ; body oval. Eumoi-phus 

 tetraspilotus, pi. 29, f. 71. 



FAMILY III. PSELAPHII. 



With short truncated elytra ; first tarsal joint short 

 and indistinct. Chennium bituberculatum, pi. 29, f. 72. 



SECTION V. MONOMERA. 

 Tarsi having but one joint. 



FAMILY I. DERMESTINI. 



Antennas shorter than the thorax, radical joint large, 

 ovate, seven following short, slender, remaining three 

 forming an ovate compressed club, two lower joints 

 somewhat dilated in the inner side, terminal smaller and 

 rounded. Dermestes lardarius, pi. 29, f. 1 57. 



ORDER V. ORTHOPTERA. 



With coriaceous elytra, the margin of the one cover- 

 ing that of the other ; mouth provided with mandibles; 

 wings longitudinally folded, and sometimes transversely 

 besides ; metamorphosis semi-complete. 



SECTION I. 



Elytra and wings horizontal ; feet formed for running. 

 FAMILY I. FORFICULARI.E. 



Tarsi three jointed ; elytra nearly crustaceous, not 

 reticulated, very short, posteriorly truncate, joining in 

 a straight suture, and covering the wings, which are 

 plicated, and their extremities projecting beyond the 

 elytra, while in repose ; abdomen terminating in a 

 horny forceps. Forjicula sponyiphora, pi. 28, f. 73. 



FAMILY II. BLATTARI.E. 



Tarsi five jointed ; wings simply doubled longitudin- 

 ally, and covered by elytra, frequently coriaceous and 

 thin, reticulated or crossing each other ; body depressed, 

 oval, or orbicular ; head concealed under the semicircu- 

 lar or orbicular thorax ; maxillary palpi long, terminal 

 joint axe-shaped feet spinous. Ulutta maculata, pL 28, 

 f. 74. 



