COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS. 
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north as Sutherlandshire. It is black and shining, 
with the sides of the thorax and elytra pale yellow, 
the latter with two rounded spots of black on each. 
The length is from five to six lines. 
ANTHRENUS SCROPHULARI/E. 
PLATE IX. Fig. 4. 
Fabricius . — Byrrhus scrophularise, Linn — Anth. Scropli., 
Olivier , ii. No. 14, pi. 1, fig. 5, a, b. 
This insect scarcely exceeds two lines in length., 
the accompanying figure is therefore magnified to 
show its structure and markings with greater dis- 
tinctness. The head is black, and sometimes has 
a small white spot on the forehead. The antennae 
are reddish near the base, but black towards the 
tip. The thorax is black, with the sides whitish, 
and the hinder edge frequently of a deep-red colour. 
The elytra are black, with three bands of white, 
which are interrupted towards the suture : the latter 
is deep red. The under side is clothed with white 
scales, and the legs are brownish black. It occurs 
in Britain and almost every country of Europe. The 
larvae feed on dried animal substances, and are some- 
times very destructive in museums, by attacking the 
skins of preserved specimens. The perfect insects 
frequent flowers, a circumstance to which the gene- 
ric name bears reference 
