. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 36 a large hornet, so much so, indeed, that very few persons except Entomologists would at first sight care to touch it. In England there is a similar but smaller beetle, Clytxis arietis, popularly known as the Wasp beetle, a member of the same family as our Maple Borer. The latter, when aiTived at its perfect state (See Fig. 26), varies from 9 to 12 tenths of an inch in length, and from 3 to 5 tenths in width. The head is yellow and furnished with powerful mandibles or jaws ; the eyes and a band a
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 36 a large hornet, so much so, indeed, that very few persons except Entomologists would at first sight care to touch it. In England there is a similar but smaller beetle, Clytxis arietis, popularly known as the Wasp beetle, a member of the same family as our Maple Borer. The latter, when aiTived at its perfect state (See Fig. 26), varies from 9 to 12 tenths of an inch in length, and from 3 to 5 tenths in width. The head is yellow and furnished with powerful mandibles or jaws ; the eyes and a band above them extending across the head are black ; the antenn» or horns are also black, and are curved somewhat after the fashion of those of a goat, a similarity which gave rise to their general name of Capricorns or goat-horns. The thorax is deep black, with two yellow oblique stripes on each side ; it is very large, somewhat globular, and flattened or depressed above. The body is deep black, oblong, somewhat cylindrical, a little flattened above, Colours-YeUow&bla«k. and tapering behind. The elytra or wing covers have yellow bands, the o which forms a regular arch, of which the keystone is composed of the yellow scutel or little shield-shaped spot at the top of the wings, just behind the centre of the thorax ; the second band is in the form of the letter W, each V receiving a termination of t'le first band ; the third band is nearly transverse, and placed across the middle ; the fourth is bent obliquely backward, parallel with and near to a large terminal spot or band, which latter has a large black central spot on each wing case. The elytra are each tipped with a short blunt tooth. The legs are longand yellow, with a brown line on the inner side of the thighs; they are made for standing secun^ly, being very broad, and with the third joint deeply notched. The underside of the abdomen is reddish-yellow, variegated with brown. Figure 26 represents the male. The femal
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