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F I G. II. 

 SILPHA QUADRIPUNCTATA, 



QOLEOPTERA. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. • 

 Antennse clavated, foliated. Head prominent. Thorax margined, 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Head, Antennae, and Legs black. Thorax yellow, with a large 

 fpot of black. Shells yellow, with four fmall blxk fpots. Length 

 half an inch. 



Appears local to certain parts of this kingdom : is fometimes taken 

 by beating the Oaks in Caen- wood, near Hampftead, in July; it is, 

 however^ rare. 



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