. Elements of entomology: an outline of the natural history and classification of British insects. Insects -- Great Britain. 101. Aromia moschata. CHAPTER VI. COLEOPTERA {continued). If the reader has been flattering himself during the little pause we made at the conclusion of the last chapter, that he has finally taken leave of what that most poetical of entomologists, M. Mulsant of Lyons, elegantly denominates "vegetable matter which has been animalized by passing through the digestive tube of certain mammalia/^ I am sorry to say that he is most grievously mistaken. Considerable quantit
. Elements of entomology: an outline of the natural history and classification of British insects. Insects -- Great Britain. 101. Aromia moschata. CHAPTER VI. COLEOPTERA {continued). If the reader has been flattering himself during the little pause we made at the conclusion of the last chapter, that he has finally taken leave of what that most poetical of entomologists, M. Mulsant of Lyons, elegantly denominates "vegetable matter which has been animalized by passing through the digestive tube of certain mammalia/^ I am sorry to say that he is most grievously mistaken. Considerable quantities of these and similar abominations still lie in our path, and we must get over them as best we can, happy if, more fortunate than that veracious traveller, Gul- liver, we contrive to avoid contaminating our own purity by a too intimate contact with them. The reader may, however, comfort himself with the re-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dallas, W. S. (William Sweetland), 1824-1890. London, J. van Voorst
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