Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . orns about the branch of a tree, and so he hangs atease, as our Bruerus saw in the country about Heidelberg; inthat it resembles the Bird of Paradise, which, wanting feet,clings about the boughs with those pendulous nerves, and so,being tired with labour, takes its ease. They thrust upon us some German fables, as many so sayit flies only, and when it is weary it falls to the earth and pre-sently dies. These that are stories and tales, render this reasonjust. Teramhus, a satvrist, did nut
Insects abroad : being a popular account of foreign insects, their structure, habits, and transformations . orns about the branch of a tree, and so he hangs atease, as our Bruerus saw in the country about Heidelberg; inthat it resembles the Bird of Paradise, which, wanting feet,clings about the boughs with those pendulous nerves, and so,being tired with labour, takes its ease. They thrust upon us some German fables, as many so sayit flies only, and when it is weary it falls to the earth and pre-sently dies. These that are stories and tales, render this reasonjust. Teramhus, a satvrist, did nut abstain from quipping ofthe Muses,whereupon they transformed him into a Beetle calledCcrambyx, and that deservedly, to endure a double punishment, COLOUR OF THE 233 for he bath legs weak that he goes lame, and like a thief hehangs on a tree. The Beetle which is represented in the accompanying illustra-tion is a native of Java. It is a singularly fine insect, large,boldly outlined, and standing very high on its long legs. In con-sequence of its generally handsome appearance, it has received. Fig. 110.—Prionocalus Bucklcyi.(Black-brown.) the generic name of Prionocalus, beautiful Priomis. Thehead is boldly scooped in front and on the sides, so as to beshaped very much like the thorax, squared and pointed atthe sides. The thorax has three spikes or points on each sideand, like the rest of the body, it is nearly black. The elytra are 23J INSECTS ABROAD. granulated; there is a flattish edge on the sides, and on eitherside of the suture is a long and prominent ridge. The long Legsarc flattened, especially the thighs of the hind legs. Kadi elytronlias a curved and very sharp spike on the shoulder, so that theBeetle has a sufficiently formidable aspect. The jaws are flat, powerful, strongly curved, and each is aimednear the tip with a double tooth. Their colour is Mack, and thesurface is finely granulated. Most of the Prionidae are dull-coloured, hut there are
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