Posh 
Pouca) B. CME: 
CURCULIGOUARGEN TAU S. 
COLEOPTERA. 
Wings two, covered by two fhells, divided by a longitudinal future. 
GENERIC, CHARACTER. 
Antennz clavated, elbowed in the middle, and fixed in the {nout, 
which is prominent and horny. Joints in each foot four. 
* * Snout fhort. “Thighs dentated. 
SPR OLELIC. CHARACTER: 
Covered with fine green bronze feales. Antennz and legs brown. 
C. breviroftris femoribus dentatus ; corpore viridi argenteo. Sy/. 
Ent. 155.148. Linn. Sy/ft. Nat. 2. 615. 75. 
CurcuLio fquamofus, viridi auratus. Geoff. Inf. 1. 293. 38. 
Curcutio Urtice, &c. Degeer. Inf. 5. 219. 12. 
Sulz. Hift. Inf. tab. 4. fig 9. 
Fab. Spec. Inf. 1. 198. 218. 
This elegant little Infe@ is very common during the fummer in 
almoft every fituation. It generally appears in abundance in May 
and June. 
At Fie. I. is fhewn the natural fize. 
Fic. II. the magnified appearance. 
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