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rapidly and flies strongly, and is elegantly mottled 
with short grey pubescence ; the head and mandibles 
sometimes attaining a very large size in the males 
(Plate IV., Fig. 4). A variety ( ciliaris , Leach) with 
srolden-brown hairs is found sometimes in Scotland. 
The very rare Emus hirtus, so thickly clothed with 
long yellow hairs as to look somewhat like a humble- 
bee on the wing, flies in the hot sunshine, and has 
been captured in cow-droppings, where it is supposed 
to feed on dung-loving beetles ; it has been found 
chiefly in the New Forest. 
The true Staphylini are (with the exception of 
S. cresareus, which may often be seen settling on hot 
pathways in the spring) of rare occurrence, and have 
mostly red wing-cases, their abdomen being often 
adorned with golden spots. S. erythropterus, found 
in the north of England, closely resembles the above- 
mentioned 8. cxsareus, from which it may be known 
by its golden-haired scutellum. 8. fulvipes is a cya- 
neous insect, with conspicuous bands of silvery-yellow 
pubescence at the base of the sixth and seventh seg- 
ments of the bind body. Ocypus contains several 
large (and mostly black) species, one of which, 0. olens, 
is well known, being the “ Devil’s Coach-horse ” par 
excellence. This rapacious monster, of fetid smell, 
with extended jaws, elevated head, and turned-up tail 
(from which two yellowish vesicles protrude), may often 
be seen in pathways or gardens ; its larva seems to be 
equally savage, having somewhat similar habits to that 
of Cicindela, and not sparing even its own species. 
The perfect insect is quite fearless, and will seize upon 
anything, however large, that is placed in its path. 
The pupa appears to have a fringe of long hairs on 
