THE COW-BURNER. 



Gen153 XXIII Buprejlis. The Cow-burner. 



JL IIESE animals, both in their external figure and man^ 

 ners, nearly refemble the Ikippers already defcrjbed ,; 

 their colours, however, are far more refplcndent ; and, 

 when viewed with a microfcope, their effulgence dazzles 

 the eye. From this circumftance, they have obtained in 

 France^ where they are more numerous than in this 

 country, the name of Richards. 



The characters of this genus are, fetaceous antennas ; 

 the head drawn -back within the thorax ; the mouth arm= 

 ed with jaws, and furnilhed with palpi. 



Bupreflis guttata.; This elegant fpecles is found on 

 fandy ground, below timber tbat has begun to rot. Its 

 liead enters within the thorax, and the elytra are fur- 

 rowed, and adorned each with four or five fpots of a 

 bright yellow ; the upper fide of the abdomen is blue *. 

 The larvae of this and the other fpecies belonging to this 

 tribe are unknown. 



Vol. III. 3 D 



• Rcgne Anitnale, p. j8. 



