Th HISTORY oof INSECTS. 
book, and others again are of various different 
. ftructures. One may by the help of thefe horns 
very eafily diftinguifh the male from the fe- 
male. This-is likewife the cafe in the noctur- 
nal or night Butterflies, for their males may 
by this fign be very eafily diftinguifhed from 
their females, while they are {till in the Nymph 
ftate. Of thefe {pecies of Beetles fome are ob- 
long, others round, others fhort, others in- 
dented, ferrated, party coloured, or variegated 
and fprinkled over as it were with duft or 
meal, rough with fmall tubercles, {quares or 
cheques, or confpicuous by their {pots and 
various other ornaments. Among thefe I can 
likewife fhewa Beetle found in the nefts of 
wild Bees;. and delineated in Tab. XXVI. fig. 
111. Almoft all thefe Beetles fly at night. 
I refer alfo to this order the common dung 
Beetle, which has its horns terminated by knobs. 
I have two fpecies of this, which, like the blue 
black Beetles, emit a bright and glowing light ; 
one of them is confpicuous by a purplith 
glofs, like that of copper, on its breaft and 
belly : the other glitters like green molten brafs 
or copper delicately gilt, and indeed makes a 
very beautiful figure. 
Ihave moreover four {pecies of the Bupreftes, 
or green, gold, and yellow Beetles, which are 
of an offenfive fmell; the horns of thefe are 
formed like thofe of the Capricorn Beetles, and 
the males are {mialler thanthe females. I have 
likewife another f{pecies which {mells like a 
rofe. ay al 
I keep alfo four {pecies of the Cantharides, 
to which I think the former in refpeét to 
their qualities and virtue are nearly related. I 
have likewife the eggs of the common golden 
yellow Beetle, which are like mother-of-pearl. 
Some of thefe infects have knotty horns, and 
others have them formed like thofe of the Ca- 
pricorn Beetle. Among thefe I can fhew a very 
beautiful Beetle, the body of which is adorned 
with little apertures and impreffed furrows. 
‘This was given me by the very celebrated Dr. 
William Pifo, formerly principal phyfician to 
his highnefs prince Maurice of Naflau, 
I can likewife fhew the Indian Beetle, the 
fheaths or cafes of whofe wings are of a thining 
black like ebony, and have many little indent- 
ings, wherein are feen little oblong feathers 
adorned with all kinds of colours, bright as any 
kind of gems whatfoever. 
I likewife reckon the Curculio or Weavil in 
this order; which, froma Worm deftruétive 
to corn, is changed into a Beetle, and of which 
a magnified delineation may be feen in Redi. 
Aldrovandus defcribes a Weavil which is 
changed into a Butterfly, and indeed belongs to 
the fame order, but to the third {pecies of it. 
I preferve alfo fix {pecies of Beetles with 
long necks and Hogs nofes, which I therefore 
call flying Hogs, or Hog Beetles. 
Next follows the Profearabeus, Vermiculus, 
Majalis, or May-Worm, which, as well as others 
we likewife think referrable to this order. We 
have three fpecies thereof, two of which have 
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horns like thofe of the Capricorn Beetles; but 
thofe of the third are knotty. Goedaert has 
likewife defcribed'a Vermicle as belonging to 
the laft, bathe has’ very prepofteroufly joined 
them together. 
To thele f add:the Staphilinus, which, feem- 
ing of a middle nature between the Beetle and 
Scolopendra, can very quickly kill Earthworms 
with its teeth, and afterwards fuck them: 
Goedaert. has committed three errors concern- 
ing this infect, which we fhall hereafter explain 
and fet right. This infect and the Worm from 
which it is produced are likewife defcribed 
by Mouffet. I preferhe five fpecies of it, to- 
gether with the Worm and Nymph, which 
exhibits the parts of the future infects but fome- 
what obfcurely. Thefe infeéts have horns like 
thofe of Capricorn Beetles, but their wings are 
complicated in a very uncommon manner. 
I preferve befide thefe four fpecies of Bee- 
tles, which, whether they lie on their back 
or belly, can contract and prefs their head and 
breaft clofe to the ground, and jump into the 
air: wherefore we think that the name of 
Graishopper or Locuft Beetle is a proper one 
for them. 
I have likewife the {mall Beetle, which, ha- 
ving firmly and ftrongly fixed its foremoft legs, 
and bent and put its head through the {pace be- 
tween them, makes a continual noife in old 
pieces of wood, walls and cielings, which is 
fometimes {0 loud, that, upon hearing it, peo- 
ple have been perfuaded that noéturnal hob- 
goblins, ghofts, or fairies wandered about them. 
I think that this may be properly called Soni- 
cephalus, or the noify-headed Beetle. Other 
{pecies of Beetles make a ftrange noife by rub- 
bing their head againft their breaft, and others 
prefs their tail or belly clofe to the theaths or 
cafes of their wings, and by that means make 
alfo an uncommon creaking. 
T have alfo four {pecies of the Scarabzxi Tef- 
tudinati, or Tortoife Beetles, and fome of their 
Worms and Nymphs. Goedaert has likewife 
defcribed two fpecies of thefe. 
I alfo have the Scarabeus Aculeatus or fting- 
ing Beetle, with its tail formed like an aculeus 
or fting, which is not met with in any other of 
the Beetle kind. 
Moreover, I can fhew a very {mall Beetle 
with its Nymph, which is produced out of a 
Worm without legs, and is found hid within 
the outer skin of the leaf of the fallow tree. 
This Worm,has its food there ready and {uffi- 
cient for it, until it is at length changed into a 
perfect Nymph in all its parts, I have de« 
{cribed the whole change of this Beetle, which 
is carried on very obfcurely, in the fourth or= 
der, and have exhibited its figures in Tab, 
XLIV. fig. xix. x11, &c. 
I have moreover a deteftable Beetle, pro- 
duced from a Worm that eats the roots of 
ginfeng, and is changed into a Nymph 
within that precious drug. The fame is like- 
wife found in old logs of wood. 
I like- 
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