31 
Crab from China, presented by J. Reeves, Esq., and a 
Lobster from the mouth of the Thames, by W. Yarrel, 
Esq. 
The second Table in this room contains a selection 
illustrative of the orders and genera of the class Insecta 
or Insects *. 
The coloured line immediately beneath the name of 
the insect, denotes the country where it is found, 
thus:— 
. S. America. 
. West Indies. 
. New Holland. 
Light Bine Europe. 
Red . . . Asia. 
Black . . Africa. 
Green . . N.America. 
Yellow 
Orange 
Brown . 
Dark Blue England. 
ROOM IX. 
Nat. Hist. 
Case 11. 
(A.) S. 1. MANDIBULATA or Insects with per¬ 
fect mouths. 
Order COLEOPTERA, or Beetles, commences with 
the families of the Cicindelidae and Carabidae, or Ground 
Beetles. 
(B.) Carabidae continued. Dyticidae and Hydro- 
philidae, or Water Beetles. 
(C.) Staphylinidae, Buprestidaej the elytra, or wing 
cases of some of the insects belonging to the latter 
family, are frequently used in India to ornament ladies* 
dresses. Lampyridae; the common glow worm belongs 
to this family; but the female insect only is apterous, 
and emits a phosphorescent light. Silphiadse, or bury¬ 
ing beetles. Scarabaeidae; there are two specimens in 
this compartment of the celebrated Sacred Beetle of 
* The principal collections of Crustacea, Spiders, and Insects, 
are preserved in proper cabinets in a separate room, and may be 
seen, by persons who wish to consult them for the purposes of study, 
by application to the officer to whom their care is entrusted, every 
Tuesday and Thursday. In order to prevent disappointment, it is 
requested that individuals or parties wishing to see those collections, 
will apply two days previous to their intended visit, as only a certain 
number of persons can be admitted at the same time. 
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