Insects at home; being a popular account of insects, their structure, habits and transformations . ch it emits. I well remember the first time that Isaw and captured this Beetle. It was on a sandy bank inBagley Wood, near Oxford, and I could not for some timeguess the origin of the pleasant, sweet-briar sort of scent whichclung to my hands. For some time I thought that I musthave grasped some fragrant herb, and it was not until I hadtaken the Beetles out of the box (where, by the way, nearlyone half had been killed and partly eaten by the other half)that I discovered the real source of the per
Insects at home; being a popular account of insects, their structure, habits and transformations . ch it emits. I well remember the first time that Isaw and captured this Beetle. It was on a sandy bank inBagley Wood, near Oxford, and I could not for some timeguess the origin of the pleasant, sweet-briar sort of scent whichclung to my hands. For some time I thought that I musthave grasped some fragrant herb, and it was not until I hadtaken the Beetles out of the box (where, by the way, nearlyone half had been killed and partly eaten by the other half)that I discovered the real source of the perfume. The habits of all the species being very similar, we will passto another insect belonging to the same genus. PLATE BEETLES AND BOMBARDIER. 1. Cicindela sylvatica and larva. 2. Cicindela maritima and larva. 3. Cicindela germauica and larva. 4. Broscus cephaloles. 5. Bracliinus crepitans. 6. Carabus monilis. Plants :— Bramble (Hubus fruticosus). (Erica cinered). Right of Thi-ift (Statice Limoniitm). Left of (Pteris aquilina). Above Heath. ,. LARVA OF THE TIGER BEETLE. 17 On Plate I. Fig. 1, is seen the Wood Tiger Beetle {Cicindelasylvatica). This, although a really beautiful insect, cannot layclaim to the splendid colouring which adorns its congener, theGreen Tiger Beetle. The colour of this insect is brown above, with a decidedpurple gloss. The elytra have a cream-white curved mark atthe base, a narrow wavy mark of the same colour in themiddle, and a round spot close to the apex. Below, it is deepbluish-green, often glossed with copper and purple. This species is found in various parts of England, and chieflyhaunts sandy heaths and similar places. The reason for thishabit is, that in such localities the larva can find a home, andthe perfect insect a livelihood. The larva of the Tiger Beetleis an odd-looking creature, having a broad flat head, armed withsickle-shaped jaws, and the two next segments very eighth segm
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