SAMOUELLE'S 



them ; some she blazons with heraldic insigna, giv- 

 ing them to bear in fields sable — azure— vert— gules — 

 argent and or, fesses — bars — bends — crosses — cres- 

 cents — stars, and even animals." 



From the very large and prominent hexagons of 

 the eyes of this species, if we could reason by 

 analogy, we should infer that this insect is not far- 

 sighted ; and indeed the motions of its antennae, 

 when in walking, are such that at every step the 

 insect makes, the antennae are alternately touching 

 the ground or substance on which the insect is 

 walking. In this instance perhaps the antennae 

 may be the organs of smell to catch the odour of 

 wood in a certain state of decay, or in seeking the 

 other sex. 



