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Genus XV I. — Ceramhyx. ithe Capricorn. 
T HE tribe of capricorn beetles owe their original to 
larva: refembling foft {lender worms, whofe heads are 
fcaly, and who are provided with fix hard legs. Thefe 
larvae, which produce a race of the moil beautiful infedts, 
are in general white, and are found in the inner part of 
trees, which they perforate for a double purpofe, that of 
obtaining food and a retreat, while transformed into 
chryfalids. It is from thefe cavities that the winged 
capricorn is feen ill'uing, as foon. as it has completed its 
]aft change ; and in this a£t it is ealily caught. Many 
of thefe infers emit a ftrong finell, which is felt at a 
confiderable diftance ; and when laid hold of, they utter 
a cry, occafioned, as is fuppofed, by the friction of the 
thorax and abdomen. 
Cerambyx viridi-cserulefcens *, This fpecies is green, 
with a mixture of azure blue ; the antennae are as long 
as the body ; each fide of the thorax is furniflied with a 
fharp protuberance ; the wings are black, and the feet of 
a refplendent blue. It frequents the leaves of the wil- 
low, and, when approached, emits an agreeable flavour, 
like that of the rote f. 
* Fauna Sweden & Lifter, p. 384. 
f Rcgne Aniaiale, p, 35. 
