30 PLATE CCLXIV. 



Three fpecies of Lucani are found in this country. The largefl 

 is Lucanus Cervus, of which a figure has been given in the early- 

 part of this Work. The prefent fpecies and L. caraboides complete 

 the lift of Britifh Lucarii . 



The firft kind is known to live in the larva ftate in decayed wood, 

 and it is fuppofed the fame habits of life belong to others of this 

 tribe. Lucanus Paralelepipedus ranks amongft the rareft Coleop- 

 terous infeds of this country j in Denmark and Germany it is not 

 uncommon. 



F I G. 11. 



SCARABiEUS MELOLONTHA. 

 Tree Beetle, or Cockchafer. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antennae terminate in a kind of club, which is longitudinally 

 divided into laminas. Second joint of the anterior legs, armed with 

 fpines. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



STN ONTMS. 



Furniftied with fcutellum. Brown. Thorax hairy. Tail bent or 

 infledted, a triangular white fpot at each incifure of the abdomen, 



ScARAB^us Melolontha: fcntellatus muticus feftaceus, thorace 

 villofa, Cauda inflexa, incifuris abdominis albis. Linn, 

 S)Ji, Nat. 2. 554. 60. — En. Sv. 392. 



MelolGnihs 



