28 ORDER I. Scarabsettt. 



The Copres are divided into families by Schsef- 

 fer, in the fame manner as Linnaeus has divided 

 his Scarabasi, viz. from their having or wanting 

 horns on the head or thorax. 



Scopoli has preferved the Linnaean genus entire, 

 but has founded the divifions of it into fedtions, 

 upon the number of fpines, of teeth, with which 

 the fore legs of the different fpecies are armed. 



The beetle called the Bull comber, and the two 

 others mentioned beneath, are familiar inftances 

 of this genus. 



The Larvae, Caterpillars, or Grubs of many 

 Scarabaei, lead a fedentary life under ground j 

 moft of thefe delight in, and feed upon dung, 

 whilft others, particularly thofe from which the 

 hairy Scarabaei, fuch as the Garden Beetle and 

 Cockchafer are produced, live under, and con- 

 fume the roots of plants \ thefe lafl: having corn- 

 pleated their metamorphofis, feed on the leaved 

 of plants^ 



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