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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, hut 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 descrip- 

 tion of species. 



COLEOPTERA. MELOLONTHHXE. 



MELOLONTHA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antennae of ten joints, produced into thin 

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

 convex ; elytra shorter than the body. 



MELOLONTHA VULGARIS, Common Cockchafer, has the 

 antennae 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. 



