ORDER I. COLEOPTERA. 
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tarvaTi;^ -^ atCr " r * ters - Eew °f them are natives of Britain. Their 
favourite 6 ? 'T°° d ’ wllieh they P erforate and consume. They are the 
larvae of ° <M ot woodpecker. They have shorter feet than the 
the whol Ti ° the r Coleoplcra. The antennae are often longer than 
g e 0< y> being in some species four times its length. 
J f; , Ccr. moschatus. 
tune* ^ Ur °P C ‘ * n England it frequently occurs on willow-trees in 
jP" '• Cer. Textor. 
nhabits Europe. This is esteemed a very rare British insect; it occurs 
on v l ows at the Efford Mills, near Lymington in Hampshire, and 
near Bristol. (PI. 2. fig. 04.) B F 
*'m nmT The elytra with four yellow fasciae; the first inter- 
rupted, the others arched backwards. (PI. 2. fi K . 25.1 
Inhabits Europe. Is found on die trunks of trees, but is rare in 
Britain. 
Genus 23. Leptura. 
Antenna setaceous: palpi four, filiform: elytra attenuated towards the 
__ apex : thorax somewhat cylindrical. 
' -^r\^ ei>t /T^ UCU,r f asc,ata ' Elack; elytra testaceous with four black 
tasciae. (PI. 2. fi g . 2 q.) 
In I^beUiferoTplanL Bma,n ** " f0Und ™ th ° W0 ° ds ° f Kent on 
^bodyt^^X4 lnti ^ t00tked 1 ai ° raX al ‘ d d “ Vtra °° PPery = 
llll of b jvt„ E r° 1>e ; ; Ma) ,' fa l ueBfl y be fouild hr ditches on the leaves 
ot Nymphna alba in the month of May. (PI. 2. fig. 27.) 
Genus 24. Necydalis. 
° r filiform: pulpi four > hfifm-nr : elytra smaller than 
^ male eW I*” "^ a ‘ b hyl :r a subulate : abdomen blue : hind thighs of the 
Inhabits fl d C ’ ai ' cuate ’ l tll0se ot ' the female simple. (PI. 2 .Jig. 28.) 
rmubits flowers m woods and chalk-pits. 
Genus 25. Lampyris. 
flat : 3 ‘ a -) pApi four: elytra flexible: thorax 
of the r J 111 l 'ar, concealing and surrounding the head : the sides 
ar e desUmte^f '■ '* P a P 1,lar y f °Ws : the females for the most part 
Sp. 1. j Mmn 0 wings and elytra, and resemble herbivorous larva:. 
ash-coloured (Pl“a C ’! 0W : W0n f- Oblong and brown; the thorax 
Inhabits »*,! , {1L *• male ’ 2 - female.) 
and July- °the f f”' 1 prassy banks in the months of June 
- ’ the female alone is luminous. The light, which is phos- 
