The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &ctogether 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 . [ 8i ] PLATE CCLXXXV. CASSIDA MACULATA. COLEOPTERA. GENERIC CHARACTER. Antennas nearly filiform, but encreafing in bulk towards the ex-tremity. Margin of the elytra broad. Head concealed under thethorax. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND s r N o N r M s. Greeni(h, variegated wit
The natural history of British insects : explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations, their food, oeconomy, &ctogether 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 . [ 8i ] PLATE CCLXXXV. CASSIDA MACULATA. COLEOPTERA. GENERIC CHARACTER. Antennas nearly filiform, but encreafing in bulk towards the ex-tremity. Margin of the elytra broad. Head concealed under thethorax. SPECIFIC CHARACTER AND s r N o N r M s. Greeni(h, variegated with fpots of black on the elytra, particularlyalong the future of the back, Cassida Maculata : viridibus elytris rarius, futura dorfali con-fertius nigro maculatis. Linn. Syji. Nat. 2. 575. 6,Fab. SyJi. Ent. 88. 2. CaJJida viridis maculis nigris variegata. Geoff. InJ. i. 314. 5, tab. Has been fuppofed only a variety of Caflida viridis, but is evi-dently a diftindl fpecies, and is very uncommon in England. Fig. I. The natural fize. PLATE ,-r-y C- oo. W ^ *W) 84 PLATE CCLXXXVI. F I G. II. CHRYSOMELA GOETTINGENSIS. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, Oval blade, glofied with purple. Legs purple. Tarfi reddifh. Chrysomela Goettingensis: ovata atra pedibus violaceis:plantis rufis. Linn, Syji. Nat, 2, 586. 4.—Fn, Sv. Ent. SyJi, T. i, p, Inf. 5^ 298. 8. A rare fpecies in this country; very common in Germatiy. PLATE [ 83 ] PLATE CCLXXXVI. F I G I. CHRYSOMELA MARSHAMI. GENERIC CHARACTER. Antennas articulated, larger towards the end. Thorax and elytmwithout margin. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Thorax greenifh gold. Wing-cafes coppery, irregularly pundat^d. Chrysomela Marshami: thorace viridi asneo, elytris cupreisvage punflatis. As the Britifli Coleoptera are in few inftances remarkable for thatfplendid glow and gaiety of colours which diftinguifh thofe ofwanner climates, we are more inclined to admire the beauty of thisrecently difcovered fpecies of Chryfomela. It appears not to ha
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