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full growth) they changed into pupae, and at the end of the 

 month the perfect insects made their appearance. The 

 larva of this Beetle very much resembles the female, but 

 may be distinguished by its larger size, by the colour, which 

 is black instead of brown, and by the imperfect structure of 

 the legs and antennae. We will now resume the description 

 of species. 



COLEOPTERA. MELOLONTHID.E, 



MELOLONTHA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna of ten joints, produced into 

 thin leaflets in the male ; body oblong, and often hairy ; thorax 

 slightly convex ; elytra shorter than the body. 



MELOLONTHA. VULGAEIS, Common Cockchafer, has the an- 

 tennae and elytra of a reddish-brown, the latter have four 

 longitudinal ribs; the breast is grey and downy, and the 

 margin of the body marked with a row of triangular white 

 spots. The insect is well known under its English name 

 of Cockchafer. The body is of a peculiar shape, being 

 pointed behind ; this, and the beautiful fan-like antennae of 

 the male, are both worthy of remark. 



