ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



MOLORCHUS MINOR. Curtis. 



Molorchus dimidiatus. Fubr. 



Necydalis minor. Linne. 



'Slack : head inclined or but slightly projecting : 

 thorax cylindrical, with tubercles on the upper part, 

 which are smooth and shining, with very long and 

 widely dispersed hair; the interstices or cavities 

 between deeply punctured : eyes prominent and of a 

 kidney shaped form, having the antennae inserted im- 

 mediately before them in a canthus, or excavation : 

 the antennae are setaceous, of a reddish-brown 

 colour, and in their length exceed that of the body : 

 elytra, or wing cases, half the length of the body, of 

 a reddish-brown, with a long and narrow streak of 

 yellow near the apex : the wings, when at rest, ex- 

 tend to the length, and protect the body : the legs 

 long, the thighs thickened near their junction with 

 the tibia or shank which are arched or incurved : the 

 whole of the tassi are four-jointed. 



Length of the body 3J lines. 



Inhabits the dowers of umbelliferous plants, and 

 in the larvae state, most probable, decayed or dead 

 wood. 



Our specimen was taken from a park paling on 

 Putney Common in the month of May, when seeking 

 shelter from the rain, and is the only one we have 

 ever met with of this pretty and rare insect. 



On examining this species, the form is so curious, 

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