38 PLATE CUV. 



This fpecies is not much unlike the Scarabasus Auratus (large green 

 Beetle, or Rofe Chaffer) but is far mor,e fcarce. The larva lives entirely 

 under the furface of the ground, and feeds on fmaller Infe£ls, The 

 Jaws are very ftrong, but in other refpeds it appears unable to defend 

 itfelf if attacked. It is very fluggilh, and always lies with its body 

 coiled round. The cafe in which it remains in the pupa ftate is 

 very ftrong, and confifts of fmall bits of wood, pebbles, earth, &c. 

 cemented and faflened together, by a flight filky web. It continues 

 during the Winter in this cafe, and in May the Beetle comes forth. 



Fig. I. The larva. Fig. 2. Pupa. Fig. 3. Perfe£l Infed. 



SCARABiEUS 



