h. 
green, 
The Rose Chafer (Cetonta aurata) i 
Fig. 
with some white transverse dashe 
metallic | 

on the elytra. The larva live in rotten, stumps, or 
in ant’s nests, and the = ae ey rarer ee 
beetles are found on 
flowers in summer. 
Osmoderma erenita 
is common on the Conti- 
nent, but is not a British 
species. It isa dark brown, 
metallic-shining beetle, 
which lives in hollow : : 5 
trees. There are two prominences at the back of 
the thorax in the male. 
Trichius fasciatus is a very hairy 
beetle, which is yellow, with three black 
spots on each side of the elytra. It 
is found on roses, thistles &c., creep- 
ing into the very interior of the 
flowers. 
Family XIV. Elateridg. (Click- 
Beetles). The body is comparatively long and narrow, 
and the antennz short, and strongly serrated. There 
is a strong spine on the undersurface of the prothorax, 
which fits into a cavity in the mesothorax, and 
enables the beetle to leap up when laid on its back. 
The larve live on the roots of grass, or on rotten 
wood, and the beetles may be found among grass 
and flowers. 
Fig. g. Elater niger, which is common in mea- 
dows, is black, with slightly striated elytra. 
Agriotes segetts is reddish-brown, with brown 
elytra, and is found throughout the summer, 
and also hibernates. Its larve are called 
wire-worms, and grow very slowly, feeding 
on the roots of all kinds of plants. 
Fam. XV. Buprestida. These beetles 
much resemble the 4/aterzd@, but are destitute of 
the leaping apparatus, and their larvae are found 
under the bark of trees. They are more numerous 
in tropical countries than in Europe, and are often 
adorned with brilliant metallic colours. 
Chalcophora mariana is one of the largest Euro- 
pean species, but is not found in 
England. It is shining coppery 
above, and golden beneath. The 
thorax and elytra are covered with 
irregular raised longitudinal lines. 
It is found in sandy places, where 
its larvae feed in the dead stumps 
of pine and fir trees. 
Fam. XVI. Telephorida. The 
body is long and soft, and the elytra 
are leathery rather than horny. The antenna are 
simple or serrated. These beetles and their larvze 
are often carnivorous. 
Lelephorus fuscus which is common throughout 
Europe on the flowers of Umdéellifere, is 
clothed with fine grey hair. The thorax 
and belly are reddish yellow, and the 
elytra are greenish black. There is a black 
spot on the front of the thorax. 
Malachius @neus is green, with the front of 
the head golden yellow. The front 
edges of the thorax, and the elytra, except 
a broad green stripe on the suture, are 
brownish red. | 
Fig. t. Lampyris splendidula, a |A 
common Continental species. much _ re- 
sembles the. English Glow-worm. The 
winged male is brown, with the legs and the two 





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fasciata is black, 

last segments of the abdomen yellow. The wingless 
: female, which emits a stronger light than the male, 
is found among grass in summer, while the males 
fly about, looking like sparks in the evening. 
Family NVI. Cleride. These are small bee- 
tles, which live among flowers and trees, and resemble 
other insects. The larvae of some species are found 
in the nests of bees. 
Clerus fornicarius is an active little 
beetle, which is found on the trunks of fir- 
trees. The thorax is red, and the elytra 
are black, with the base red, and two white trans- 
verse bands. 
Trichodes apiarius is a shining blue-black bee- 
tle, with bright red bands on 
the elytra. It is found on 
flowérs in May and June, and 
feedsion’ other imsects.. Its 
larve live in the nests of bees. 
It is scarce in England, and is 
not considered to be indigenous. 
Family XVII. Anobiida. peu cae 

rather 
elytra wholly or partially closed over the body. 
slightly serrated. The larvae and 
beetles are found in dry wood. 
soft ; 
Antenne short, 
Fig. s. The Death-Watch (Anobium pertinax) 
is a small dark brown beetle which is often found 
in old furniture, and makes a noise like the ticking 
of a watch by tapping its head against the wood. 
When touched it simulates death. 
Family XIX. Tenebrionidea. These are rather 
long beetles, which are active at night. The elytra 
ware “hard, and often grown together, ‘and the antenn 
‘are short and beadlike. In this and the four follow- 
ing families, the first two pairs of tarsi are five- 
jointed, but the hind pair has only four joints. — 
Fig. o. The Mealworm (Zenebrio molitor) 
pitchy black above, and reddish brown below. 
larva is better known than the beetle. 
Family XX. Lagriide. The body is 
long and downy. Lagria hirta is a_ soft 
brownish-yellow species, which is found on 
flowering shrubs. 
Family XXI. 
Its 

Pyrochroide. Very like the last 
family in shape; the elytra are widened 
towards the tips. The Cardinal Beetle 
(Lyrochroa rubens) is reddish-brown, with 
a slender ridge on the thorax. It is found 
under the bark of oaks, beeches, willows &c. 
Family XXII. Mordellide. These 
hairy flower-loving beetles, with the elytra 
suddenly narrowed, and the abdomen 
produced into a cone behind. J/ordella 
with silvery bands and 
spots on the elytra. 
Family XXII]. Cantharida. Body “ % 
long, head and thorax narrower than the elytra, 
which are soft, and sometimes rudimentary. An- 
tenna serrated or pectinated. The larve are parasitic 
on bees and humble-bees, and the beetles are found 
on plants. 
Fig.u. The Blister-Beetle (Cantharis vesicatoria) 
is golden green and hairy. The beetle is found in 
trees in summer, in most parts of Europe, more or 
less commonly. 
Fig. v. The Oil Beetle 
is bluish-back, and the male 
the female. When touched , 
from all parts of its body 
the elytra are very short. 
grass and herbage in spring. 

(. Meloe proscarabeus) 
is much smaller than 
it emits an acrid fluid 
It is wingless, and even 
It is common among 
