THE 
COLLARED BEETLE. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Antennce clavated with a fissile or laminated tip* 
Middle )pmt% of the fore-legs toothed. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, ^c. 
Scutellated, smooth, gteen Beetle; with the 
front of the thorax fulvo-ferruginous, and 
the abdomen marked at the tip by a double 
silvery spot. 
Scarabaeus torquatus. 
Drury ins, 3. pL 44. f. l. 
This insect seems to have been first described in the 
elegant work of the late ingenious Mr. Drury. It is a 
native of the upper parts of Africa^ and is represented 
}ji its natural size. 
