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 PLATE CVII. 



CURCULIO ARGENTATUS. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Wings two, covered by two Ihells, divided by a longitudinal future.. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Antennae clavated, elbowed in the middle, and fixed in the fnoutj 

 which is prominent and horny. Joints in each foot four. 

 * * Snout Oiort. Thighs dentated. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 

 Covered with fine green bronze fcalcs. Antennae and legs brown. 



C. breviroftris femoribus dentatus ; corpore viridi argenteo. Syjl. 

 Ent. 155. 14.8. Linn. Sy/i. Nat. 2. 615. 75. 



CuRCULio fquamofus, viridi auratus. Geoff, Inf. i. 293. 38. 



CuRCULlo TJrt'icce^ &c. Degeer. Inf. 5. 219. 12. 



iSa/z. H'lfl. Inf. tab. \. fig 9. 

 Fab. Spec. Inf. i. 198. 218, 



This elegant little Infeft is very common during the fummer in 

 almoft every fituation. It generally appears in abundance in May 

 and June. 



At Fig. I. is fhewn the natural fize. 

 Fig. II. the magnified appearance. 



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