. The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens. nty where thofe trees grow, in themonth of Ji-fy The two tails, or crimfon filaments at the extremityof the body, are protruded or concealed within their bafe at the crea-tures pleafure; wLen protruded they have a continual writhing orvibratory motion. It palTes to
. The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens. nty where thofe trees grow, in themonth of Ji-fy The two tails, or crimfon filaments at the extremityof the body, are protruded or concealed within their bafe at the crea-tures pleafure; wLen protruded they have a continual writhing orvibratory motion. It palTes to the Fupa ft ate in Auguji^ PLATE .ITY,.A USA (^0 C 35 3 PLATE LXXXVI. CARABUS CYANOCEPHALUS. CoLEOPTERAr GENERIC CHARACTER, Antennae taper. Thorax and Ihells margined. A large appendixat the bafe of the pofterior thighs. Five joints in each foot. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Thorax and feet orange colour. Head and Ihells blue green. Linn. Syjl. Nat. 2. 671. 2i.—Fn, Sv. 794*Carabus, &c. Degeer Inf. 4. loo. 17. Tab. 3. Fig, , &c. Geoff. Inf. i. 149. , &c. Raj. Inf. 89. I. Schoeff. Icon, Tab. 10. Fig. I4, Fig. I. The Natural Size. Fig. II. The Magnified Appearance of the Upper-fide. Fig. III. The Under-fide, Natural Size, This minute Infed is found in the months of May and Junn Q % PLATE ,:;:TY USA. [ 37 3 PLATE LXXXVIL SPHINX FUCIFORMIS. Clear Winged Humming sphinx. lefidoptera. GENERIC CHARACTER. Antennae thickeft in the middle. Wings, when at reft, flow, morning and evening only. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Antennae black. Head and Thorax bright yellow; Body richbrown, except the laft joints, which are yellow; Abdomen beardedwith black. Wings tranfparent, with a broail dark brown border ;Veins dark. Linn. Syji. Nat, 2. 803. 28.—Fn. Sv. , &c. Geoffl Inf. 2. 82. Roef. Inf. 3. Tab. 38. 4. Tab. 34. Fig. 1— not. 26. Fig. 1. B,Suh. Inf. Tab. 15. Fig. Inf. Tab. 2. Fig. Icon. Tab, 16. Fig. Fuciformis. Fab. Sp. Inf.
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