LECTURE IX. 
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Among the most numerous genera of the Co- 
leopterous or sheath-winged insects is that of Ce- 
ramhyx or Goat-Chaffer, which contains a vast 
variety of species j some of extraordinary size, 
and of beautiful colours One of the principal 
English species is the Cerambyx moschatus or 
Musk Goat-Chaffer, a beautiful insect of more 
than an inch in length, and with very long, joint- 
ed horns. It is of a fine dark golden-green co- 
lour, and diffuses to a great distance a very fra- 
grant scent, like that of a mixture of musk and 
roses. It chiefly appears in the hottest part 
of July, and is seen on willows and poplars' in 
particular. 
A genus still more numerous than that of Cer- 
ambyx is called Curculio or Weevil, and is easily 
distinguished by the remarkable situation of the 
antennae or horns, which are placed on the snout 
itself, which in this genus is often of a considerable, 
length. In this genus stands the famous insect 
generally known by the title of the Diamond- 
* This genus has a rather lengthened body, and vejiy Igng an- 
tennae in most species. 
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