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in many Kinds, the outer Cafes or Shields 

 for the Wings are perfe6l in others, 

 only covering a part of the Body. In a 

 few, the Antennas are inferted in a Kind 

 ofProbofcis, or Trunk, and fome have 

 pointed Inftruments at their Head. The 

 feveral Kinds are difpofed under the Ti- 

 tles that follow. Under this general 

 Title are found the Elephant Beetle, the 

 Rhinoceros Beetle, from the Eaji and 

 Weji Indies^ the Cer-vus Volans^ or Stag 

 Beetle, found in Effex^ and fome other 

 Counties. It is a very curious Infed, of 

 a blackifh Colour ; the Horns are neat* 

 an inch and a half in length when full 

 grown, and fomewhat refemble thofe of 

 a Stag \ they can clofe the Points, and 

 ufe them, as a Crab does its Claws : near 

 the Eyes are two Pair of Antennas, the 

 Males are fmaller than theTemales. The 

 Unicorn Beetle, and many others, are 

 preferved as curious Specimens. 



Bermejies^ Wood Beetles, are a Kind 

 of Scarabseus, which are particularly di- 

 I 2 llinguilhed 



