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remarkably handsome, and at the same time easy to 

 manage, as will be shown in the Chapter treating 

 of " Coleoptera." The only other representative of 

 his tribe which I have been able to find room for in 

 the design under description, is our old favourite 

 the pretty scarlet-coated Lady-bird, whose larvae 

 would find ample nourishment among the Aphides 

 that doubtless infest the little Ilose-bush shown in 

 the background ; but I shall have much to say about 

 Lady-birds, which must be deferred till I enter more 

 fully upon the description of Beetles in general. 



We now come to the Butterflies and Moths, the 

 conspicuous transformations of which, and the ease 

 with which the insects may be managed and ob- 

 served during their changes, will always render 

 them the favourite objects of the Vivarium to all 

 ordinary collectors. In a conspicuous position, just 

 above the broad-bodied Dragon-fly, I have repre- 

 sented one of the handsomest of our native Lepi- 

 doptera, the Privet Hawk-moth ; so called in con- 

 sequence of the larva being generally found feed- 

 ing on the Privet. It is a really magnificent 

 insect, sometimes measuring nearly four inches 

 across the wings, and very beautifully marked, 

 though the tints, with the exception of the crimson 

 of the under wings, are very sober. The specimen 



