BEE 
BEE 
fomewhat like a lance, with three ribs a little ele- 
vated, and running lengthwife; the feelers are near- 
ly of the fame length with the body, and are com- 
pofed of many fmall joints, decreafing in fize to- 
wards the ends. This Beetle frequents willov/- 
trees, and has a fort of mufl<y IrnelL 
Beetle, Russian Capricorn, with very long 
Jiorns. This Beetle is about tliree quarters of an 
inch long, and wholly grey. The cafes of the 
wings, which are blunt, are covered with many 
fmall hairs, among which feveral fmall tubercles 
are interfperfed; a dull<:y fhade runs acrofs the 
wings, which at the hinder part has an inclination 
to the centre; the breafc is pointed at each end, and 
has four beautiful yellow fpots towards it's hinder 
part ; the eyes are black ; and near the feelers, which 
are five tim.es the length of the body, there is a 
black fpot. Thefe feelers are grey, and confift of 
ten joints, which fliorten as they approach the 
head; and the wings are black, ftreakedwithbrov/n. 
This infe6l is found among old wood, but feldom 
in this climate. 
Beetle, Black Capricorn, with a hairy grey 
breaft. The body of this infeft, which is oblong, 
and fomewhat depreffed, is of a black colour, with 
a flight mixture of grey, and covered with many 
fhort hairs, having prominent tubercles between 
them; the breaft is hairy and black, though the 
white hairs give it a greyifh appearance ; and on 
the hinder parts are two fmooth prominent fpots ; 
the feelers are flender and black, and about half 
the length of the body; and there is an undulated 
line on the cafe of the wings, but fo faint as to be 
fcarcely perceptible. This Beetle lodges among 
timber, but is not very common in England. 
Beetle, Unicorn. There are feveral varieties 
of this fpecies: which, however, may be placed un- 
der two divifions; the firft having fharp protube- 
rances in the breaft, and the other none. Of the 
iirft divifion, befides thofe already dcfcribed, are the 
black Unicorn Beetle; the reddifli Unicorn Beetle; 
the black Unicorn Beetle, with irregular pale fpots 
on the cafes of the wings ; the grey Unicorn Beetle 
fpotted with black; the grey Unicorn Beetle with 
black cafes to the wings, fpotted with v/hite; the 
grey and black Unicorn Beetle; the grey Capricorn 
Beetle; and the fhelly Capricorn Beetle. 
Of the fecond divifion, or fuch as are deftitute 
of protuberances, are, the black Capricorn Beetle ; 
the fheliy Capricorn Beetle; the fhelly Capricorn 
Beetle, with a fmooth breaft ; the brown Capricorn 
Beetle; the grey Capricorn Beetle; the black Capri- 
corn Beetle, with a longitudinal dentated line and 
yellow fpots on the cafes of the wings ; and the 
iliining violet-coloured Capricorn Beetle. 
Beetle, Violet Black Dung, called by Ray 
the greater Beetle. This animal has an oblong 
body, of a purplifh black colour; a fmall head; 
large prominent eyes; and long and very flender 
feelers. I'ts general colour is black, except that 
the edges of the breaft and wings are of a beautiful 
deep gloffy purple; the cafes of the wings have 
neither dots nor lines, but only a kind of wrinkles 
running lengthwife, and crofted by others which 
are fcarcely perceptible. This Beetle frequents 
dung-hills and putrid vegetables. 
Beetle, Purplish Black Dunghill. This 
fpecies is of the large kind; the general colour is 
blackifh, with a ftrong and very fine tinge of gloffy 
purple; the body is of an oblong fliape, and pretty 
thick; the cafes of the wings are marked with three 
lines, each of which is formed by a row of about 
twelve longitudinal concave yellow fpots, and the 
lines between them are hollowed. It is generally 
found in dunghills, and amongft various putrid 
fubftances. 
Beetle, Dunghill, Black, with reddifh legs. 
This fpecies is fcarcely larger than a common fly; 
the colour of the body is black; the breaft is broad 
and fliort; the cafes of the wings are ftreaked with 
eight lines ; and the legs and bafes of the feelers 
are of a reddifh brown. Some naturalifts give this 
infeft the name of the burn-cow, or burft-cow, 
with a black body and red legs. 
Beetle, Small Gilded. This very beautifal 
infeft, which frequents the banks of rivers, is of a 
fine gloffy colour, relembling a yellow metal, with 
a little mixture of green. The eyes are black and 
prominent; the breaft is narrow, and rounded; and 
the cafes of the v/ings are adorned with many broad 
hollow fpecks, each of which has a prominent point 
in it's centre : thefe hollov/ fpecks, which are ar- 
ranged in rows, are of a deep-black colour; but 
their bafes are of a fine metalline yellow. 
Beetle, Burn-Cow, or Burst-Cow. This in- 
fecft has filiform feelers ; and it's head, which is half 
hid within it's breaft, is of a roundifla flrape. Of 
this fpecies there are feveral varieties; viz. theyel- 
lov/ifh green Burn-Cow, the yellowiflTi black Burn- 
Cow, the brownifn brafTy Eurn-Cow,the brafTy and 
clouded Burn-Cow with clavated feelers, and the 
Virginian Burn-Cow. Thefe varieties differ from 
each other more in their magnitude and colour 
than in any particular conformations or habits: 
they are very troublefome to cattle; and chiefly fre- 
quent the banks of rivers, or other places where 
reeds abound. 
Beetle, Dorr ; or May-Bug, as it is called in 
fome parts of England. This infedl is one of the 
moft curious, as well as moft numerous, of all the 
Beetle tribe. Like the other fpecies, it is furnifh- 
ed with cafes to it's vv^ings, of a reddifh brown co- 
lour, fprinkled with a v/hitifh duft, which is eafily 
rubbed oft. At fome feafons, it's neck appears 
with a red plate; and, at others, with a black one: 
thefe, however, are diftin6l forts, and the variation 
is by no means accidental. The fore-legs, which 
arc very ftiort, are calculated for burrowing in the 
ground, where this infe6l forms it's retreat. TJiefe 
Beetles are very fonriidable to hufbandm,en; for, at 
fome feafons, they have been known to fwarm in 
fuch num.bers, as to confume every vegetable pro- 
du6lion. The two fexes in the Dorr are eafily dil- 
tinguifhed from each other by the fuperior length 
of the tufts at the extremities of the horns in the 
male. They begin to copulate in fummer, when 
they are obferved together for a confiderable time. 
The female, after being impregnated, quickly be- 
gins burrowing in the ground, in order to depofit 
her burden. She makes a hole about half a foot 
deep, in which (lie places her eggs, which are of an 
oblong fhape, with great regularity. When flie 
has laid her whole quantity, fhe again afcends from 
her hole, and returns to her former way of life, find- 
ing fubfiftence on leaves and vegetables; and gene- 
rally lies hid during the heat of the day among the 
branches of trees, hardly ever venturing abroad till 
the duflc of the evening. 
The eggs having laid about tlirec months in tlie 
ground, the incloltd infefl begins to burft it's 
fnell; and a fmall grub or maggot crawls forth, 
and feeds upon the roots of the neareft vegetables. 
All fubftances of this kind feem equally grateful 
to the animal ; though it is probable that the rno- 
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