COLEOPTERA. 



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THE STAG-HORNED PRIONUS (Prionus Cervicornis), and DIAMOND- 

 BEETLE (Ourculio Imperialis}. 



on which the antenna are carried, and on which, 

 when not in use, they are folded close, by a sin- 

 gular angle in their middle. The larvae feed on 

 grain, seeds, nuts, fruits, &c., and are well known ; 

 and some eat into the buds of growing plants, and 

 devour the heart and young pith. The larva of the 

 Calandra Palmarum thus eats out the heart of the 

 Cabbage Palm, and is itself eaten as a delicacy in 

 the West Indies. To this genus belong those beau- 

 tiful Insects known by the name of Diamond 

 Beetles, (Curculio Imperialis,) whose elytra, when 



