Entomologia Edinensis, or A description and history of the insects found in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, by J. Wilson and J. Duncan. Coleoptera1834 |
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1st joint 4-jointed abdomen antennæ and legs antennæ black antennæ ferruginous anteriorly apex basal joint base beneath blackish body Braid Hills brassy centre cinereous clavate coleopterous colour convex covered Cramond deeply depressed dilated disk elongate elytra elytron eyes filiform fovea frequent front fuscous genus globose Gyllen hairs head and thorax hinder angles Illus impressed insects interstices labium large punctures larva larvæ latter legs black legs ferruginous legs pale length Linn mandibles Marsh Maxilla maxillary palpi middle minutely punctured narrow nearly obconic oblong oblong-ovate obsolete obtuse outer margin ovate pale testaceous palpi and antennæ Pentland Hills piceous pitchy pitchy-black pubescent punc punctate radical joint reddish rostrum rounded rufescent rufous scales scarcely Scotland scutellum segments shining black short side and legs slender slightly smooth species spots Steph striæ striated surface suture tarsi terminal joint thickly punctured thighs tibiæ transverse truncate unfrequent Water of Leith yellow yellowish
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23 페이지 - Kirby, to announce to the world the discovery of an animal, which, for the first five years of its life, existed in the form of a serpent ; which then, penetrating into the earth, and weaving a shroud of pure silk of the finest texture, contracted itself, within this covering, into a body without external mouth or limbs, and resembling, more than anything else, an Egyptian mummy; and which, lastly, after remaining in this state, without food and without motion, for three years longer, should, at...
23 페이지 - ... else an Egyptian mummy ; and which, lastly, after remaining in this state without food and without motion for three years longer, should at the end of that period burst its silken cerements, struggle through its earthy covering, and start into day a winged bird, — what think you would be the sensation excited by this strange piece of intelligence...
166 페이지 - ... of death. All that has been related of the heroic constancy of American savages, when taken and tortured by their enemies, scarcely comes up to that which these little creatures exhibit. You may maim them, pull them limb from limb, roast them alive over a slow...
76 페이지 - ... in the brook, is well acquainted with this merry swimmer in his shining black jacket. Retiring in the autumn, and reposing all the winter in 'the mud at the bottom of the pond, it awakens in the spring, rises to the surface, and commences its summer sports. They associate in small parties of ten or a dozen, near the bank, where some little projection forms a bay, or renders the water particularly tranquil ; and here they will circle round each other without contention, each in his sphere, and...
77 페이지 - They associate in small parties of ten or a dozen, near the bank, where some little projection forms a bay, or renders the water particularly tranquil ; and here they will circle round each other without contention, each in his sphere, and with no apparent object, from morning until night, with great sprightliness and animation ; and so lightly do they move on the fluid, as to form only some faint and transient circles on its surface. Very fond of society, we seldom see them alone, or, if parted...
23 페이지 - ... entomological productions of the environs of Madrid with those of the banks of the Congo. Mr Macleay admits, that although in his opinion the insect tribes suffer less in cold climates than plants, it does not therefore follow that the prevalence of cold has no effect in relation to the destruction or prevention of insect life. In truth the diminution of the number of species becomes very conspicuous as we advance towards the poles. But this the learned author of the...
23 페이지 - a naturalist to announce to the world the discovery of an animal which for the first five years of its life existed in the form of a serpent ; which then penetrating into the earth, and weaving a shroud of pure silk of the finest texture, contracted itself within this covering into a body without external mouth or limbs, and resembling more than...
23 페이지 - ... summer can boast of extraordinary rises in the thermometer ; because the energy of the vital principle in such animals is, within certain limits, proportionate to the degree of warmth to which they may be subjected, and escapes in a manner the severe action of cold."* It is on the above principles also that Mr Macleay accounts for what certainly at first seems an extraordinary circumstance in the geography of insects; namely, that their tropical structure extends much farther north in America...
63 페이지 - They are strictly an amphibious family ; for, although water is their favourite element, they survive for a long time on moist land, and usually fly about in the evening twilight, or even during the darkness of the night.
132 페이지 - These grubs did so much injury about seventy years ago to a poor farmer near Norwich, that the Court of that city, out of compassion, allowed him £ 25 ; and the man and his servant declared that he had gathered eighty bushels of the beetle Jr.