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abdomen America angles animals antennæ apex appear base beautiful beetles black colour Black Notley blue body Brazil Britain brown brownish Buprestis Carabus CASSIDA Cetonia chiefly Coleoptera considerable number convex CURCULIO deep dilated distinguished ELAPHRUS RIPARIUS elongate elytra elytron England Entomology Europe extremity Fabr frequently genera genus glossed green hairs head and thorax horns inch inhabit insects joints kinds Kirby labrum larva larvæ latter length likewise Linn Linnæus Lizars sc longitudinal male mandibles margin marked maxillæ maxillary palpi middle native natural history nearly observed occurs Olivier palpi plants PLATE portion pubescence Ray's reddish remarkable rostrum Scarabæus scarcely Scotland scutellum segments shining side and legs sometimes spine spots of black structure surface suture Syst tarsi teeth tennæ terminal thickly covered thorax tibiæ tion trees triangular tribe tropical tubercles upper usually Willughby's wing-cases wings yellow yellowish