The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . n having the antenna simple and sub-monilifomi, and the thorax nearlycylindrical. L. navale, Fabr. This insect is very common in the oak forests of the north of Europe, but rare inthe neighbourhood of Paris [and in England]. Its larva is very long, almost like a Filaria. Some time ago, itmultiplied to such an extent in the dock-yards at Toulon that the injuries it committed in the wood-works werevery great. The others have the maxillary j^alpi very short, and
The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . n having the antenna simple and sub-monilifomi, and the thorax nearlycylindrical. L. navale, Fabr. This insect is very common in the oak forests of the north of Europe, but rare inthe neighbourhood of Paris [and in England]. Its larva is very long, almost like a Filaria. Some time ago, itmultiplied to such an extent in the dock-yards at Toulon that the injuries it committed in the wood-works werevery great. The others have the maxillary j^alpi very short, and alike in both sexes. The antenna are always simple, and ofequal thickness throughout. Cupes, Fabr., has the antenna composed of nearly cylindrical joints, and the penultimate joint of the tarsi isbilobed. C. capitata, Fabr. North America. Bhiisodes, Latr., has the antenna moniliform, and all the joints of the tarsi are entire. R. exaraUts, Dalm. Not-withstanding the number of joints in the tarsi, this genus approaches Cuntjus and certain Brenti with a shortrostrum in both sexes. Their habits are similar to those of the COLEOPTERA. 515 THE FOURTH FAMILY OF THE COLEOPTERA PENTAMERA,—Thk Clavicornes,— Has, like the preceding family, four palpi; the elytra entirely cover the upper side of the abdomen, orits greater portion; the antcnnic almost always thicker at the tips, and often terminated by a pcrfo-liated or solid mass. They are larger than the maxillary i)al|)i, with the base naked or but scarcelycovered; the legs are not fitted for swimming, and the joints of the tarsi, or at least those of theposterior feet, are ordinarily entire. They feed for the most part in the larva state on animal matter. We diride this family into two sections, the first of which has the following characters :—AntenniEalways composed of eleven joints ; longer than the head, but forming after the third joint a fusiformor cylindrical mass; the second joint not dilated into an ear-shap
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