. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 282 NOTICES REGARDINQ THE PRINCIPAL I'i fin i â â¢. it A â¢^.. 'I' I 'l! I majority occur on flowers and
. An historical and descriptive account of British America [microform] : comprehending Canada Upper and Lower, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, the Bermudas, and the fur countries, their history from the earliest settlement, the statistics and topography of each district, their commerce ... : to which is added a full detail of the principles and best modes of emigration. Hudson's Bay Company; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 282 NOTICES REGARDINQ THE PRINCIPAL I'i fin i â â¢. it A â¢^.. 'I' I 'l! I majority occur on flowers and foliage. Miracanthu Caymdcntsh of Kirby belongs to the Hclopidce. Two other Canadian insects are Cutcla crifthrofm, Kirby, and Xylita ImjrrestoideK^ Paykull, the latter of which is likewise a British 8j)ecies. Of the family TrachcMdes, I^t., tlie body is usually soft, and the elytra soft and without stria*. The head is somewhat triangular or heart-shaped, and borne upon a kind of neck or jHjdicle. The majority devour the foliage of ])lants, or snck their nectarous juices, and many, when handled, bend their heads, contract their limbs, and simulate death. Others exlii])it great jictivity. The first North American example we havt; heieto name is Notoxua moriodon of Say. It occurs in the United States, and has been found as far north as lat. 66°. The blistering beetles (Vesicantia) belong to the tribe CantharidiE of the great French entomologist, and were all originally included in the genus Meloe of Linnueus, now greatly subdivided, (^antharis unicolor is a native of Canada, where, however, we are not aware of its being used for medicinal purposes, although C mttata^ Fab., is so in the United Stat<?s. The species of the genus Meloe, as now restricted, are awkward and misslmpen insects, of slow and sluggish movements. They are usually seen either crawling heavily along the surface of the ground, or on plants of lowly growth. Latreille is of opinion that tliese vesicato
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