ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET, 



LEPTURA SCUTELLATA. Fair. 



Black, except the scutellum, which is covered with 

 yellow hair : the head, thorax and elytra are deeply 

 punctured : the antennae, palpi and legs are hlack ; 

 the under part of the body is covered with shining 

 hair. Length from 7 to 9 lines. 



This very interesting insect was first discovered in 

 Italy by Dr. Allione, and described in 1792 by Fabri- 

 cius in his Entomologia Systematica, and was not 

 found in England until 1825 or 1826, when it was 

 detected in an old tree in the new forest of Hamp- 

 shire, and noticed by Mr. Ingpen in his "Instruc- 

 tions." Since that year it has been found in great 

 profusion for several successive years, by an assidu- 

 ous collector of the name of Bond, in, and on old 

 Pollard Hornbeams in Heinhault Forest in the 

 month of June, and specimens are to be seen in 

 most of the collections in London. Many of the 

 insects of this genus are so local, as is the case with 

 the species above described, that it will be well for 

 the collector to make particular notes on the species 

 met with from time to time, and of the places where 

 found. We may farther observe, that in our eager 

 pursuit after the species, when we have dug them 

 from their retreat in the wood of (generally) decayed 

 trees ; but these and all wood-feeding insects under 

 such circumstances, have invariably given out such a 

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