CHRYSIS. 61 



tlie female deposits her eggs. Their movements 

 are lively, and their flight rapid. 



SPECIFICATION. 



Chryseis aurata. C. glabra nitens, thoraceviridi, 

 abdomine aureo, ano bidentato. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1 , 

 p. 948. Gmel.p.2746. Fabr. Spec. Ins. l.p.456, 

 Mant. Ins. l.p. 284. Ent. Syst. %p. 242. 

 Schaeff. Icon. t. 42./ 5, 6. 

 Panzer, Faun. Ins. Germ.fasc. 51. t. 8. 

 Inhabits Europe, and is found about walls. This 

 species varies considerably in size. 



PI. 58. a. The natural size. b. The same magnified; 

 c. One of the antennae. 



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