NATURAL HISTORY. 
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THE FIRST ORDER. 
InfelJj lu'uh crujlaceous elytra covering the 'unngs. 
Genus I. 
SCARABiEUS The BEETLE. 
infers having wings covered with 
the elytra, or cafes of the wings, were ufu- 
ally called in Latin, Scarabteus ; until Lin- 
nteus difcriniinated them, and conhned the 
term to particular beetles, diftinguilhed by 
the horns on theii head, and thorax or bread. 
SCARABiEUS ALTRATUS j 
The GOLDEN BEETLE. 
.a. HE larva, or grub, of this infect, in- 
jures the roots of trees and plants. 1 he 
beetle i 5 found upon flowers, and particular- 
ly upon the rofe and piony. 'I’he whole is a 
hurniflied green, and tinged with red, fo as 
to refemble the fined poliflied copper. 1 he 
elytra are adorned with a few tranfverfal 
fpots, 
