COLEOPTEBOUS INSECTS. 
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C Alt ABUS AURATUS. 
PLATE II. Fig. 1. 
Fabricius , Syst. Eleuth. p. 175. — Olivier , iii. 35, p. 32, No. 
30, pi. 51, fig. 5, a, by c. — Dejeatiy Sj)cc. Gcner. p. 111. 
The colour of the upper side is green, glossed 
with golden yellow. The head is faintly punctured, 
and there are two longitudinal impressions between 
the antennae. The organs of the mouth, and the 
four lowest joints of the antennae, are reddish. The 
thorax is marked like the head, and has a longitu- 
dinal line down the middle, and a transverse im- 
pression on each side near the posterior angles. 
The elytra are oval and convex, each of them with 
three elevated ridges, the spaces between which 
are covered with small raised points, making them 
appear somewhat granulated. The under parts of 
the body are black, the anterior part slightly tinged 
with green. The legs are rust-red, and the tarsi 
brown. The ordinary length is about an inch. 
This is a very common insect throughout France, 
where it is knowm by the name of le Jardinie)' ; but 
it becomes rare as we advance northward, occurring 
very seldom in Germany and Sweden. A few in- 
stances are recorded of its having been taken in 
' Britain, but it must be ranked among the rarest of 
our indigenous beetles. 
