INSECTS. 



Mantis Relijriosa. 



Callichroma. 



Carabus Clathratus. 



The Carabus Clathratus is one of the numerous race of Beetles, living exclusively on land. Its body is 

 hard, so that it is enabled to creep under stones, through fissures, beneath the bark of trees, &c, in quest of 

 the insects on which it preys. Its body is elongated, its eyes prominent, and its jaws terminate in a sort 

 of hook. It has, for its means of defence, the power of exhaling a very fetid odor, and to project from 

 its abdomen, to a considerable distance, an acrid fluid capable of producing much irritation. It is one of 

 the Racial Beetles. 



The Scarabceus, which was the sacred Beetle of the Egyptians, feeds chiefly upon the excrements of 

 various animals, and incloses its eggs in balls of the same, which it rolls along with its hind feet, until it 

 reaches the hole, where they are to be deposited. Its antennae are curiously shaped, having the appearance 

 of a crescent-formed comb, with the teeth on the inner edge, and its back is covered with a shield-like plate. 



The Callichroma Moschata is remarkable for the length of its antennae, which are often much longer 

 than its body. It is a vegetable feeder, and does great injury to plants, some attacking the leaves, and 

 others the roots. It is about one inch long, entirely green, or shaded with blue, and exhales a pleasant, 

 musky odor. It is very common on the willow. 



The Mantis Religiosa is a strange-looking animal, having a narrow and elongated body, and long, strong 

 legs, furnishing powerful instruments of attack. It sometimes assumes the attitude of prayer, and on this 

 account is regarded with superstitious reverence by the natives of the countries it inhabits. This posture, 

 however, is that in which it lies in wait for prey. It is excessively voracious, and if two are kept togethei 

 foodless, they will light, the victor devouring his conquered opponent. 



The Bocydium Globulare and Bocydium Cruciatum, which are Brazilian species have, as here repre- 

 sented, curious appendages, resulting from an extraordinary developement of the upper part of the thorax. 

 They are often beautifully varied in their colors, and are even found on trees and among plants, on the 

 juices of which they feed. 



The Flea is a blood-thirsty, troublesome creature. Its body, oval and •compressed, is covered with 

 a black, shining, bristly shell ; the head is small, with large eyes ; the mouth contains a cylindrical probo- 

 scis, which perforates both human and animal skin ; its legs are stout, the hind ones being specially fitted 

 for leaping, so that at one bound it will clear two hundred times the diameter of its body. 



Bocydium ijlobu'arc, and Bocydium Cruciatum. 



Scarabaeus 



Flea. 



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