202 CoLEOFTERA. INSECTS. Tiger Beetles. 
segments, of which the first is the largest, and may he 
J. C. Dale, Esq., of Glanville’s Wootton, Dorset, who 
considered as a cephalothorax. In this state the males 
dicovered it and other species of Strepsiptera. 
are easily distinguished from the females. The cephalo- 
Fig. 13 is the curiously-pectinatcd horned Halicto- 
thorax of the male larva is conical and arched, and the 
phagus Curtisii, named by Mr. Dale after John Curtis, 
last segment of the body is straight and pointed. In 
Esq., whose superb work on “British Entomology,” 
the females the cephalothorax is truncated or rounded 
with its truly admirable figures of insects and beautiful 
in front, and flattened or scale-like in the rest of its 
British plants, has not been surpassed in any work on 
extent, and the terminal segment of the body is large 
natural history. 
and rounded.” 
Fig. 15 is the Elenchvs Walheri, named by Mr. 
Professor Westwood exhibited at the Entomological 
Curtis after Francis Walker, Esq., a most amiable, 
Society, in 1858, a mutilated strepsipterous insect 
intelligent, and diligent British entomologist. 
(^Myrmecolax), taken by Mr. Nietner of Ceylon, as it 
was issuing out of the body of a Ceylonese ant. In 
Note. — I t is my opinion, that in reality every order 
this genus the antennse are remarkably large. On Plate 
has, like Scotland and England, its debateable ground'' 
4 are figured six species of the males of these very 
and that Strepsiptera are neither Coleoptera nor a dis- 
curious insects. — Fig. 16 is the Xenos vesparum of 
tinct order, but connect Coleoptera with Hymenoptera ; 
Rossi, found in Italy on a species of Polistes common 
and so the Forficulse connect the Coleoptera with the 
around Florence. It was the first discovered species. 
Orthoptera; the Perlse connect the Orthoptera with the 
Figs. 12, 14, and 17 belong to the genus Stylops of 
Neuroptera; the Phryganese, or Trichoptera, and the 
Kirby. Fig. 12 is the Stylops Kirhii\ fig. 14, the 
Neuroptera with the Lepidoptera; and so on. I fancy I 
Stylops meliltoB'i fig. 17, Stylops Dalii, named after 
could show it in Myriapoda, Arachnida, and Crustacea. 
Order — COLEOPTERA (Beetles). 
These insects belong to an order called Coleoptera, 
industry and ability. He has made it comparatively 
from two Greek words for “a sheath” and “wings,” the 
easy now to class Coleoptera, and to ascertain at one 
latter appendages being generally covered by, or con- 
view what has been done, by his references to species. 
cealed beneath, two hard cases which protect them. 
In the Stag beetles they are very apparent, and meet 
Section — PENTAMERA. 
close on the back, having generally a straight suture or 
edge. Coleoptera vary in their antenna: compare the 
We are indebted to the French naturalist for an 
thread-like antenna of the Tiger beetle with the leaf- 
easy, though not always strictly correct way, of divid- 
plated organ possessed by the Cockchafer. Some have 
ing Coleoptera into sections. This is by counting the 
the antenna immensely long, as in the Longicorns. 
joints of their feet or tarsi. In the first section called 
The antenna are organs of a sense probably hut little 
Pentamera,* all the tarsi have five joints, while in the 
understood, hearing, feeling, and some third sense as yet 
other sections a different numeration obtains. 
unknown to man — a sense, which enables a shrimp to 
I 
see, to smell, to catch its food. In the antenna lies 
the “ free-masonry” of the ants; they salute each other 
Sub-section — ADEPHAGA. 
with these, like soldiers on guard giving the pass- 
word. The antenna are as wonderful as they are 
The Adephagous beetles are all predaceous in their 
different; you may see this in two Water beetles, easily 
character, some getting their prey on the ground, and 
obtained, Dytiscus and Hydrous. There is much atten- 
others in the water. The outer lobe of the maxillae 
tion requisite to observe these differences, if you are one 
is distinct and articulated, “ so that these insects have 
who wishes to attend to them with discrimination, or in 
been ordinarily stated to possess six palpi ; one pair 
other words, “ scientifically.” 
being attached to the lower lip, and a pair to each of 
In the feet, you will find that most beetles have five 
the maxillae, as though the gluttony of these insects 
joints, but others have only four on the foot of the hind 
required an additional organ. ’’f The antennae and legs 
legs, as in Blaps and Tenebrio. Longicorns have only 
are long and slender, and the tarsi of the front legs are 
four apparent, while Lady-birds have only three joints 
generally dilated in the males. The Tiger beetles. 
to the tarsus. 
the Ground beetles, and the Water beetles, belong to 
I felt inclined to begin with the Brachelytra, and 
this group, which is widely scattered over the world; 
then to have taken the Adephaga, and tried to form a 
and although the colours of the greater part of the 
new arrangement ; hut a popular work is not the 
species are dull, black, and deep brown, yet maiy^ of 
place for that purpose. I will, however, alter the 
them are brilliant green, and other brighter colours. 
situation of some of the groups, such as Brentidce, 
and they are frequently beautifully varied with lines 
which I consider to be Longicorns. I adopt, in great 
and spots of yellow and white. 
measure, the Latreiliian system. 
* TUvn, five, and /^lecs, a part or division. 
M. Lacordaire’s work on Genera is a monument of 
f Westwood ; Modern Classification, vol. i. p. 45. 
