Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . ke the beautiful tuft on the head of ourgolden-crested wren. Tufts of similar hair projeel from theshoulders, and densely clothe the hind tarsi, which look like HABITS OF THE LARVA. 107 yellow brushes. Along the middle of the thorax is a deepchannel, and a few very shallow pits are scattered over it. Theelytra turn rather abruptly over the sides, and that portion iscovered with deep punctures. Each elytron is marked with tenbold striae, and one of them, which runs from the shoulder,exten
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . ke the beautiful tuft on the head of ourgolden-crested wren. Tufts of similar hair projeel from theshoulders, and densely clothe the hind tarsi, which look like HABITS OF THE LARVA. 107 yellow brushes. Along the middle of the thorax is a deepchannel, and a few very shallow pits are scattered over it. Theelytra turn rather abruptly over the sides, and that portion iscovered with deep punctures. Each elytron is marked with tenbold striae, and one of them, which runs from the shoulder,extends only half-way along the elytron, whence comes thespecific name interruptus. The habits of this insect are very similar to those of theDorcus and Ceruchus, both larva and beetle living in rottenwood. The insects of this genus possess large wings, but thelarger species appear seldom to use them. The smaller species,however, are more active, and are accustomed to fly about afterdark. The larvss of Dorcus, Sinodendron, and their kin arc, as isoften the case with wood-boring larva?, rather deeply Fig. 50.—Neieus interruptus.(Black, with golden duwn.) In the Passalides, however, the larvse are comparatively smooth,the rings are but slightly marked, and the general form veryclosely resembles that of the Lamellicorn larva. M. Lacordaire, after giving a description of the insect, makesa statement which seems absolutely astounding. All thoseinsects which I have observed in America are remarkable forthe rapidity with which they die when pierced with a pin. Themost vigorous individual scarcely survived three or four hoursafter that operation (vol. iii. p. 45). From which account we gather that M. Lacordaire was accus-tomed to pin Beetles while still alive, and to allow them toremain for hours after that operation without killing is a cool unconsciousness of cruelty about the whole state-ment which seems scarcely credible in a professed naturalist, 1 OS INSECTS ABRO
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