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BUPRESTES GUTTALA——SPOTTED 
BUPRESTES. 
Tae whole body of this infect is of a green and 
gold colour, witha blue tinge underneath. But it is - 
chiefly diftinguifhed by four white concave {pots upon 
the elytra. Lhe entire upper part of ‘this infect ap- 
pears moft beautifully dotted, when feen through a 
microf{cope. . | | 
The larva is fuppofed not to have been yet difcov- 
ered: But from the fimilarity of the perfect infect 
with the elater, and both’ being found among timber 
and decayed trees, the larva and metamorphofis may 
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CACABUS ,CRANUL ATUS,—GRAINED’ 
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Tats {pecies is not only one of the largeft, but the 
moft beautiful and brilliant this country produces. 
The head, breaft and wing cafes are of a coppery. 
green. Lhe elytra have three longitudinal rows of 
oblong raifed {pots. All the under part of the infect 
is-black., . But having no. wings. beneath. the elytra, 
nature has providentially fuppliedsit with fucl legs as 
enable it to_run with amazing fwiftnefs. This in- 
fect is frequently found in.damp-places,.under ftones 
and heaps of decayed plants in gardens. . ‘Lhe colour 
fometimes varies ; for itis frequently found coloured 
with a beautiful purple. 
