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e Scarab^eis & Bombyliis Anglicanis 



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An Account of English BEETLES and BEES, ; . 



THIS Treatife may appear a fubjeft unworthy notice, to thofe 

 who do ' not eonfider their immenfe profuiion of Colours, 

 their efficacy in Phyfick, great ufe in. Dying, &c. To inftance 

 but a few : Honey ; Wax ; .Silk, which attires the Rich, and 

 feeds the Poor; the "Cochin eel's rich Dye and; Cordial ;. the 

 power of- Cantharides externally, and, corrected, agreatDiu- 

 retick internally ; the daily ufe of Millepedes infweetening 

 the- Blood, and correcting ill Juices, often experienced in Scrophu- 

 lous cafes : and I doubt not but there are many other Infects no 

 lefs efficacious, which time and experience may difcover, 



They are. not deftitute even of Political and Mechanical know- 

 ledge, as the Induftry of the Ant, the. wonderful Mechanifm , of 

 the Spider's Web ; their Coffins, and Changes from the Egg, 

 Caterpillar, Chryfalis, &c. from- Land to Water, from Water to 

 Air ; their different Hated Times, in their Changes, of a few 

 Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, (fome in the Moth. Itate, living 

 but Six Hours, and fome remaining in the Chryfalis Seven Years) ; 

 in Their momentary lives, in arts ever .perfect, We ever impro- 

 ving ; their Parental Sagacity in placing their Chryfalis's and 

 Eggs from the inclemency of weather, and the more deftructive 

 hands of man ; the Symmetry in the Architecture of almoft the 

 whole Winged, &c. Creation, fufficiently demonftrate. Our 

 principal arts are from animate and' inanimate; Navigation from 

 Shells, Wool-combing from the Bur, Weaving from Spiders, &c. 

 He muft be daring who attempts many of their labours. • There- 

 fore let no one feoff at them, but recollect, that what GOD 

 deigned worthy of his creation, requires our contemplation and 

 wonder : and let us with the Holy Pfalmift admire, "and fay, 

 <" Oh, how wonderful are thy works, O Lord ! in yyifdom halt 

 " Thou made them all!" 



We mall range this Clafs according to the fhape of their ■ An- 

 tenna, or Horns. > ikv\ 



CAP. t 



Scarab;ei Co :n u b u s PeBinath, or Comber s, 



Becaufe the Horns of.thefe Beetles end pectinated like a Comb, as 

 is obvious in that figured in Petiver's Gaz. Tab«-i>9. N0.2. - 



I . (Tj) Carab'aeus Peclinarius maximus Cervus solans diclus. Cer- 

 (3 ~t)tu hol'ans fcemina Mouffeti Infector. p. 148. fig. 

 Siag-Beetle, or Flying Buck. A large and fpecious Beetle, taking 

 its name from the likenefs of its forcipes, or pincers, refembling 

 jtags horns : thefe are ferrated towards the points on the infides, 

 and forked at the tip : the fheaths and thefe are of a chefnut co- 

 lour ; the head and fnoulders black :' About two inches long, of 

 which thefheath is fomewhat the (horter half, but more than half 

 an inch broad. Thefe appear, in warm evenings about Midfum- 

 mer, in feveral places near London, as Greenwich Park, Wool- 

 wich, Enfield Chace, &c. The horn-like pincers of this creature 

 have been feen to move, two days after its being feparated from 



the body.' -, H . .-j.. f„x,w .in t6 '. iwv// ai'VLfio i>t^bM;dtu3up:> 3 



2. Scarabaeus Peclinar. maximus, forcipibus minoribus. Cer- 

 uus volans MiMouffet. p. 141. Stag-Pincer._ The body of this 

 refembles the laft in fhape and fize ; but its forcipes are only 

 crooked pincers, inftead of Hag-like antlers. Thefe are found 

 where the others are. Mouffet has given a good figure of this in 

 the firft page of the Appendix to his Hiftor. Infector. 



3. Scarabaeus Peclinarius major, forcipibus aduncis. Leffer 

 Stag-Pincer, wholly black, and much lefs than the laft. , I do 

 not remember where I found it, and have only feen another with 

 Mr. Dandridge. 



4. Scarabaeus Triceros niger, antennis pectinatis Gaz. tab. 23. 

 fig. 3. Bull-Comber, is about the fize of a hafel-nut, of a mining 

 black ; the fheaths furrowed, but back fmooth : in the midft of 

 the head Rands a fhort horn, with one much longer, and ftrait on 

 each fide, reaching near to the tip of the nofe. Thefe I have 

 met on Hampftead Heath, in cow-dung, in April and May, but 

 not common. 



5. Scarabaeus Pcdiculofus Mufei Pet. 9. Great Loufy Beetle, 

 is the fize of a large nutmeg, black, with a mining luftre of 

 copper or purple ; its fheaths ftreaked, and back fmooth like the 

 laft ; frequently met with from fpring to autumn, and generally 

 has many fmall lice under its belly ; commonly found in cow- 

 dung, and on the wing in autumn-evenings. 



6. Scarabaeus Pcdiculofus minor. Leffer Loufy Beetle. In all 

 things this refembles the laft, but is not above half fo big. 



7. Scarabaeus Pcdiculofus minimus. Leaft Loufy Beene, about 

 the fize of a horfe-bean, found with the next and two former. 



8. Scarabaeolus fimarius, vaginis ru-bris ftriatis, Small Red 

 Dung-Comber. The head of this is black and fmooth ; the fheath 

 furrowed and red. It is not above half fo big as the laft. 



9. Scarabaeolus fimarius, vaginis fufcis ftriatis. Small Brown 

 Dung-Comber. The fheaths of this are brown ; otherwife like 

 the laft, but lefs. 



10. Scarabaeolus fimarius vaginis fufcis ftriatis nubilatis. Small 

 Brown Clouded Dung-Comber. This differs not from the laft, 

 but in having clouded fheaths; met with in the fpring under 

 cow-dung, and often flying. ■ . , 



11. Scarabaeus arboreus major Caftaneus Gaz. tab. 'ig. fig. 2. 

 Common Tree-Chaffer; a large brown Beetle, with ribbed 

 fheaths, and blackifh back and target : the fides of its body, are 

 eminently marked with white triangular fpots : the tips of the 

 antenna, or horns, are the moft confpicuous and comb-like of any 

 I have yet met with, as you may fee by the fig*ure. Common 

 in Hampftead, and other woods, moft part of .the fummer, and 

 are food to many birds. ' . 



12. Scarabaeus arboreus major, antennis minoribus. Common 

 Tree-Chaffer, with ^n a 11 combs. The comb-horns of thefe. are 

 much fmaJler at the ends than the laft ; otherwife very. like : this 

 often happens^ as a note of diftinction, between male and femaie, 

 in divers other infects. 



13. Scarabaeus Peclinatus minor villofus Gaz. tab. 22. fig-. 9. 

 Hoary Tree-Chaffer. Thefe are much lefs than the two former, 

 hoary, and .more rare to be met with. j - 



14. Scarabaus minor Filicinus Gaz. Nat. 2.2-. 4. Bracken- 

 Clocks, about the. fize of peafe, with brown fheaths, and black 

 or green fhoulders ; common about Midfummer On the female 

 fern or brake ; faid to be good bait for fifh. 



15. Scarabaeus Peilinar. viridis, elytris quafi fradtis Gazv 23. 

 12. Green Chaffer, is pretty large, of a fhining changeable 

 green, with whitifh cracks crofs the fheaths, by which it is known ; 

 often found amongft rofes, and on willow-trees, flicking its honey- 

 dew in May. ; , 



1 6. ..Scarabaeus Peclinar, viridis, elytris afperis t . Green rugged 

 Chaffer ; fame fize, but fomewhat rough-coated ; its fheaths ver]T 

 little cracked, but more on the tail. '•■ 



' 17. Scarabaeus Peclinar. oblongus niger, vaginis latis obtufis. 

 Black Bob-tail, near half an inch broad, and one long ; wholly 

 black ;. its neck protuberant, as are its fhoulders ?n divers places; 

 the fheaths ribbed and pounced; the tail cirrated, or hair-fringed, 

 Mr, Dandridge once found this in a faw-pit near Woolwich in 

 April, with whom I have only feen this and the laft. 



Ij8. Scarabaeus Gallicus, e nigro croceoque -mixtus Gaz. Nat. 

 tab. 13. 6. Orange-girdled Comb-Clock. It is about half ari 

 inch long, and a quarter broad ; the fheath lifted with black and 

 orange. Dr. Krieg got this about Paris-; figure as above. Sees, 

 fince in Cain Wood. 



19, Scarabaeus niger acephalos. Small Black Turtle-nofe. This 

 little Beetle, when taken, draws in its head like a turtle, that at 

 firft view you would think it had ho head, or had loft it. , I 

 caught this flying by the Boarded River. They are found in cow- 

 dung. There are two fizes of them. 



20. Scarabaeus minor fimarius, fcuta lata fere aculeata. Small 

 horned Dung-Comber, about the fize of peafe, having a broad 

 brown back, with a helmet-head and a thorn often in the middle ; 

 its fheaths broad and fhort, fpeckled black and buff. I have 

 found them plentifully in cow-dung in May. 



SECT.. II. Cochin eel Beetles, or Lady-Cows, are fmall 

 Beetles, of a femiglobular form, generally round and fpotted, 

 fome few without, and others longifh. - \ 



GENUS I. The following have an orange or pale yellow 

 ground, more or lefs fpotted. 



2 1 . Cochinella Anglica vulgatiffima, f. rubra feptem nigris ma- 

 culis notata Gaz. 21. 3. Common Lady-Cow, has generally feveH 

 black fpots on an orange-ground, but fometimes varies. Met with 

 moft part of the fummer ; known even to children, with whom they 

 are a fport. 



22. Cochinella minor crocea, maculis plurimis zonatis. Small 

 Girdle-fpotted Lady-Cow, not half fo big as the common ; its 

 fhoulders fpeckled; the fheaths fpotted in rows, viz. three in the 

 uppe>- girdle, fix in the middle, and four near the tail. 



23. Cochinella crocea, maculis plurimis ftramineis guttata. 

 Steel's Straw-fpotted Lady-Cow, lefs than the common, and diffe- 

 rently fpotted, viz. one next the head, three in the midft, two 

 lower fomewhat larger, and one at the tip in each wing, all of 

 a ftraw colour ; in a garden at Denham-court, near Uxbridge. 



24. Cochinella minor crocea, duodecim maculis notata. Small 

 twelve-fpotted Lady-Cow, about the fize of the laft, but differently 

 marked, viz. three rows of four fpots in each line. 



25. Cochinella minor crocea, decern maculis ornata. Glandvil's 

 ten-fpotted Lady-Cow ; one of the fmalleft fize ; its head and back 

 fpeckled, befides thofe of the fheaths, which are fix in a row in 

 the midft, and one in each, both above and below. 



26. Cochinella Anglica bimaculata, f. minor rubra, Gaz. 21.4. 

 Double-fpotted fmall Lady-Cow ; fize of the laft, with a black 

 fpot in the midft of each fheath, and a white one on each fide of 

 its head. I have met with divers of thefe on rofe-buflies about 

 September. 



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