. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others self in a triple saffron sash; a wood-cutter works in a velvet coat. In like manner, th. Onthophagus has his special gorgeousness^ True the costume is always severe: bro^vn and black are the predominant colo"-, now dull, now pohshed as ebony. That is the general groundwork, but how chaste and degant are the decorative detads! O e (O. lemur) has wmg-cases of a light chestnut colour, with a semicircle of black dots- a second (O. nuchicornts) has similar itsinut wing-cases covered with splashes o^
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others self in a triple saffron sash; a wood-cutter works in a velvet coat. In like manner, th. Onthophagus has his special gorgeousness^ True the costume is always severe: bro^vn and black are the predominant colo"-, now dull, now pohshed as ebony. That is the general groundwork, but how chaste and degant are the decorative detads! O e (O. lemur) has wmg-cases of a light chestnut colour, with a semicircle of black dots- a second (O. nuchicornts) has similar itsinut wing-cases covered with splashes o^ Indian ink not unlike the square Hebrew haracters; a third (O. S^hre'en) ^'^^^^^^^ glossy black like that of jet, decks him elt with four vermihon cockades; a fourth (U. lurcatus) lights up the tip of his short wing- ia with ! gleam similar to that of dying embers; many (O .acca O. ^^r^^^^^ others) have corselets and heads bright with the metal sheen of Florentine bronze^ The graver's work completes the beauty of the dress. Dainty chasing m paralle grooves, delicate embroidery, knotty chapie frl dist ibuted in profusion among nearly all of them Yes, the little Onthophagi, with their short bodies and their nimble activity, -'^:f^X'o^^r. their frontal 250 ^^H^^tf-t^r^itr^'MP'^lffii^i^tfti*^^'',^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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