NATURAL HISTORY: 58 
., 10. The black Derrefles with grey cafes of the wings, is no bigger 
than a flea. _ ; : 
tt, he black oblong Dervicfes with a fharp belly, is called in the 
Upfal tranfadtions, the leat fower-eating Beétle ; and by Ray the Beetle, 
with clayated feelers, which are divided into rings. It is of the fize of 
a loufe, with an oblong body, and a flat belly, pointed at the end... 
12. Fhe black Dermeffes with blackifh cafes of the wings. It is 
found among. putrified cabbages, and in the winter in cellars and green- 
oules. - - 
13. The black Dermefes with réd feet; and the cafes of the wings 
Marked with nine Areaks, is a water infe@, twice as big as a loufe. 
14. The blackith-blue Beetle, is of the fize of a grain of rice, blue 
above, and blackifh below, with a hairy corfet. __ 
_-15. The blackith-brown Dermefles with thining fpeckled cafes of the 
Wings; it is of a cylindric fhape, and of the fize of a large loufe. 
_ 16. The oblong fmooth teftaceous Dermefes with black eyes, may be 
feen among horfe-duig in the beginning of the {pring. : 
17. The brown Derimeffes with a brealt fomewhat teftaceous, and the 
Croflet of a bright brown, is about the fize of a loufe. 
The Goat-chaffer, or Capricorn-beetle, is of the fame fize as the Stag- 
beetle, as alfo of the fame colour: the head is broadifh, and the eyes 
large, with a forked gaping mouth, and two exceeding hard crooked 
teeth, with which it is enabled to gnaw wood, at which times it makes 
@ noife like the grunting of a pig: the fhoulders are of a very curi- 
Ous firugture, feeming to be carved, and having a haft of the colour 
and polifk of ebony. It has fix legs, three.of which are furnifhed with 
knees, that are weak, and fearcely able to fupport the body. It has 
two horns ¢towing above the eyes, and longer than the body, confiiting 
Of ten flexible joints, not exactly round, but rough like thofe of a goat, 
tean turn them any way it pleafes, only when it hies they are thruft 
dire@ly forwards ; and when it is weary with fying, they are ufed in- 
Read, of feet. .Vehen it refts upon trées, it embraces a branch with: 
dts horns or feelers, and hangs thereto; infomuch that it looks not 
Much unlike the bird of Paradife. 
- "Phe larger Capricorn green Beedle with the feent of mufk, is avery 
large beautiful infect, all over a gloffy lovely blue green colour, with a 
Call of a fhining golden yellow :- the body is blue on the upper part, 
and the wings under the caléare black: the legs are of the fame 
lueith green colour, only formewhat paler, and the breaft is pointed at _ 
ach extremity. Between thefe points there are three little tubercles 
Near the wings, and three fmaller towards the head: the cafes of the 
Wings are oblong, and fomewhat in the fhape of a lance, with three 
Tibs a little raifed and running longways: the feelers are nearly as. 
Ong as the body, and are compofed of many {mall joints, which grow 
~ mailer near the ends. It is fometimes found among old willow trees, 
and has a fort of a mufky fmell. 
The Ruian Capricorn Beetle with’ very long horns, is about three. 
Quarters of an inch long, and is all of over a grey colour : the cafes of 
the wings are blunt and furnifbed with many feoall hairs ; and among 
them there are feveral fmall tubercles. A ‘dufky blackith fhade runs’ 
8crofs the wings, which at the hinder part bends towards the middle : 
pte : 
the brea is pointed at each end, and has four beautifal yellow fpots 
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