Illustrations of British Entomology, or a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects Volume 5; Containing Their Generic and Specific Distinctions, with an Account of Their Metamorphoses, Times of Appearance, Localities, Food, and Economy, as Far as Practicable. Embell (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...first and last are most distant;-in the middle of the lateral margins are four other punctures, placed obliquely: elytra pitchy, rather glossy, pubescent: abdomen with the apex of the segments beneath reddish: legsfuscous, with the femora fuivescent: antenna; fuscous, with the basal joint paler. Taken but rarely near London: it has occurred in the county of Norfolk and Suffolk; also, I believe, in Devonshire. Sp. 32. suturalis. Nigro-piceus, antennis, pedibus, elytrorum margine suturaque ferrugineis. (Long. corp. 2J lin.) St. suturalis. Marsham.--Qu. suturalis. Steph. Catal. 278. No. 2943. Pitchy-A/ocA:: head subcordate, rather narrower than the thorax, smooth, shining, with several punctures on the hinder angle, and two on each side between the eyes: thorax smooth, polished, with a double row of, five punctures, and two others on each side: elytra slightly pubescent, very thickly punctured, piceous, with the suture and lateral margin ferruginous: abdomen with the margins of the segments reddish: legs ferruginous: antenna; subfiliform, ferruginous. Rather scarce within the metropolitan district, but moTe abundant in Norfolk and Suffolk. "Not uncommon near Swansea."--L. W. Dittwyn, Esq. "Cramond.11--Rev. W. Little. Sp. 33. unicolor. Ater, nitidus, capite, Ihoraceque politis, thorace punctis duplici serie. (Long. corp. 2J lin.) St. unicolor. Kirby MSS.--iiu. unicolor. Steph. Catal. 278. No. 2928. Black, rather shining: head subcordate, about half as wide as the thorax, extremely glossy, smooth, with about three impressions on the posterior angle, and two on each side between the eyes: thorax smooth, also very glossy, with ten discoidal impressions, disposed in two lines, and some others scattered on the lateral margin: elytra rather obscure, pu...