Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . stinct species I can hardly say, because thedifference of colour could easily be caused by its long sojournin the mummy. DIGGING LEGS. 191 Our last example of this group of Beetles is Anomalipuslineatus, which belongs to the family of the Opatridae. We havetwo species of this family in England, the best known of whichis Opatrum sabulosum, a Beetle which is found on the sandyshores of the southern coast. By some writers the word isspelled Hopatrum, but this is incorrect, as the Greek word
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . stinct species I can hardly say, because thedifference of colour could easily be caused by its long sojournin the mummy. DIGGING LEGS. 191 Our last example of this group of Beetles is Anomalipuslineatus, which belongs to the family of the Opatridae. We havetwo species of this family in England, the best known of whichis Opatrum sabulosum, a Beetle which is found on the sandyshores of the southern coast. By some writers the word isspelled Hopatrum, but this is incorrect, as the Greek word,which signifies sprung from the same father, does not containthe aspirate. The name of Anomalipus, anomalous foot, is given tothe genus on account of the structure of the fore-legs. As thereader may see by reference to the illustration, the tibiae of thisinsect are very large, flattened, and armed with spikes. Theyvery much resemble the same members in the Scarabidas, andare evidently used for the same purpose, digging. As if toshow that such is really the object of these powerful limbs, the. Fig. 91.—Anomalipus lineatus.(Black.) specimens of the Anomalipus which are brought to this countryare generally so covered with the earth in which they have beenexcavating, that they must be washed before the markings on thebody can be distinguished. The general colour of the species is black, and its form israther flattened. The thorax is widened, and on either sideof the centre there is a large depression or pit, shaped some-thing like a pear, the large end of which is uppermost. Theelytra are really black, though at first sight they appear to belighter than the thorax. This is caused by a quantity ofbrownish hairs, which are set in parallel rows between the boldly 192 INSECTS ABROAD. projecting ridges which traverse the elytra. The contrast be-tween these soft brown hairs and the shining black ridges isvery strongly marked, and it is in consequence of this structurethat th
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