. Natural history. Zoology. LONG-HORNED AND PLANT-FEEDING BEETLES. 561 larger species is tlie musk-beetle Aromia moschata (Linn.), which is common in most parts of the country, and is often found resting on the trunks of willows, in which the larva; feed, in the daytime. It exhales a strong but agreeable odour, contrary to the habit of most other beetles, many of which discharge an extremely offensive li<juid when touched. It is of a bright green colour, and often exceeds an inch in length. This species belongs to the Cerambycidw, the typical family of the Lungi- ccrrnes; but the largest an
. Natural history. Zoology. LONG-HORNED AND PLANT-FEEDING BEETLES. 561 larger species is tlie musk-beetle Aromia moschata (Linn.), which is common in most parts of the country, and is often found resting on the trunks of willows, in which the larva; feed, in the daytime. It exhales a strong but agreeable odour, contrary to the habit of most other beetles, many of which discharge an extremely offensive li<juid when touched. It is of a bright green colour, and often exceeds an inch in length. This species belongs to the Cerambycidw, the typical family of the Lungi- ccrrnes; but the largest and bulkiest species belong to the Prionidce, which are brown or reddish-brown beetles fre- quently three inches long. Our single native species, Prioniis coriariiis {hinn.), is rather scarce. It is about the length of the musk-beetle, but much stouter, and of a brown colour. We have figured both sexes of Acanthocinus adilis (Linn.), which has longer antennae in the male than any other British species. It is rather scarce with us, being found chiefly at Rannoch, in Scotland, in the pine forests. It is reddish-brown with grey pubescence, and four yellowish spots on the thorax. It belongs to the family of the Lamiidcp, which is distinguished by the large head, and almost vertical face. The last group of the beetles with appar- ently four joints to the tarsi is that of the Phytophaga, or plant-feed- ing beetles par excellence. Plant-Feeding They are round or oval Beetles. beetles, of small or moder- ate size, and of various colours, many being of a brilliant green. The antennse are gen- erally rather short, and not elbowed, or set on a rostrum, and this alone will generally distinguish them from the beetles of the two preceding groups. This group includes several very injurious species, among others the Colorado potato-beetle, and the turnip-beetles. The Colorado Potato- beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is a native of the Western States of America. It is about half an inch l
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