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15. ScarabaDus nxaTuxEpw? mas seu minor, MoufFet 14Q. 



16. Scarabaeus niger, ore cornuto seu forcipalo, capita et scapulis colore suc- 

 cino, elytris luteis eleganter notatis. ;|i- 



17. Scarabaeus ore cornuto, elytris purpureis, scapulis nigris scuti more cavis. 

 This is found among rotten wood, logs, and when caught it makes a small 

 squeaking noise. 



18. Scarabaeus Nasicornis ore cornnto. 



19. Scarabaeus Melolonthes Nasicornis. 



20. Scarabagus Magnus rostratus ex nigro eleganter albo depictus. Found 

 on a rotten log, 6o miles above the habitable parts of James's river. 



21. Scarabaeus cornibus obtusis. 



22. Scarabaeus cornibus acutis. 



23. Scarabaeus Stercorarius alter, ore forcipato. 



24. Scarabaeus Stercorarius capite, scapulis et elytris quasi sculptura excavatis. 



25. Scarabeeus Stercorarius. Noctu tantum volans. 



26. Scarabaeus Melolonthes. This and that other dung-beetle among the 

 nasicornes are not described, but may I think be very aptly ranked with those 

 of this. 



27. Scarabaeus luteo-viridis. They are found among James-Town-Weed, i. e. 

 Strammonium. 



28. Scarabaeus minor viridi caeruleus. These lie among the flowers of the 

 apocynum. 



29. Scarabaeus colore viridi auro radiante et luteis maculis eleganter notatus. 

 I know not but these last 3 may be cantharides. 



30. Here is also a smaller kind, all black. 



31. ScarabcBus colore griseo, scapulis binis quasi oculis nigris mollitie pubes- 

 centibus notatus. It is found among rotten wood, and is called a snapper, 

 from the noise it makes by thrusting part of its neck into its breast, and 

 springing it back again : it something resembles the cicindela Virginiensis of 

 MoufFet, but its head does not shine. 



32. Scarabaeus arboreus pilosus. 



33. Scarabaeus arboreus minor glaber. — These two kinds they say the In- 

 dians eat. 



34. Buprestis Mariana viridis, vaginis sulcatis et punctatis. 



35. Cantharus Carolinianus niger, undis pallescentibus. 



36. Cantharus Marianus viridis perelegans, vaginis sulcatis signaturis flaves- 

 centibus ornatis. 



37- Cantharus Marianus minor, vaginis ex nigro flavoque striatis; 



38. Capricornulis Carolinianus vaginis ex nigro luteoque mixtus. This has 



