. The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens. common in England daring the early part offummer; it lives on aquatic vegetables, and runs with much celeritywhen difturbed. It has alfo been found among the decayed woodofwillow trees. I ^ • Fabrlclus has altered its fpecific, as well as its geaeric title 5 itHand
. The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &c. together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope : the whole illustrated by coloured figures, designed and executed from living specimens. common in England daring the early part offummer; it lives on aquatic vegetables, and runs with much celeritywhen difturbed. It has alfo been found among the decayed woodofwillow trees. I ^ • Fabrlclus has altered its fpecific, as well as its geaeric title 5 itHands in his Syfcem as Donacia crafjl-peu F I G. 32 PLATE LXXXIV. F I G. IV. LEPTURA ELONGATA. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, Antennae with black and brown fpots alternately. Head and thoraxblack. Shells yellow, tipped at the extremity with black; alfo twotranfverfe bands and two fpots of the fame colour. Thighs and partof the legs light brown. Feet black,Degeer. Inf. Nearly as rare as the Leptura Arcuata in this country; It is takenin dry fandy places, or among loofe chalk; the foil of Dartford andfome other parts of Kent is particularly favourable to the increafe ofthofe creatures. Met with in the month of June. , PLATE c,. :,TY USA.
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