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Title: The natural history of beetles : illustrated by thirty-two plates, numerous wood-cuts, with memoir and portrait of Ray
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Duncan, James, 1804-1861 Jardine, William, Sir, 1800-1874 Lizars, W. H. (William Home), 1788-1859, engraver
Subjects: Ray, John, 1627-1705 Beetles
Publisher: Edinburgh : W.H. Lizars London : Henry G. Bohn
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the antennaeinserted above the labrum and mandibles, betweenthe eyes. The general appearance of the insects 148 XATTJRAL HISTOET OF of this genus is exemplified in the conspicuous spe«cies represented. STAPHYLINUS ERYTHRURUS.PLATE V. Fie. 1. It is about an inch and a half in length, of a blackcolour, rather smooth and glossy, with the two lastsegments of the abdomen rust red. The mandiblesare very large, and armed with strong teeth on theirinternal edge. The head, which is large and square,having the surface thinly punctured, is united tothe thorax by a short neck. The thorax is nearlyhalf an oval, and considerably narrower than thehead and elytra. The latter are rather thicklypunctured, and have a narrow longitudinal ridge oneach side of the sutural line. The abdomen is black,with the two apical segments deep red, and fringedon the sides with hair. The under side of the body,and the legs, are black. The individual from which the above figure istaken was obtained from North America.
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Ncrti 1 StapTu/Unus eryffirwus 3. Bolitobius atricaptilus... ajmtfioluius fidgidus. 4. Zirophorus ea&ratus. COLEOPTEROUS INSECTS. 149 XANTHOLINUS FULGIDUS. PLATE V. Fig. 2. Staph, fulgidus, Paykull—Othius fulgidus, Leach, Stephen*.—Olivier, iii. No. 42, pi. 4, fig. 34, a, &, c. This genus includes such brachelytrous insects asare of a linear shape, with the head and thorax inthe form of an elongated square, the antennae placednear each other at the base, and in general suddenlybent, or geniculated, as it is called, and having thegreater number of the joints somewhat granular orcup-shaped. The legs are rather short and strong,and the anterior tarsi very slightly or not at all di-lated. The species, of which we have given a mag-nified figure, is of frequent occurrence in most partsof Britain and the north of France. The head isoblong-ovate, of a glossy black colour, punctured oneach side, and having a transverse series of three orfour remote punctures between the eyes. The t

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