Beetle Collection (page 5)

Insectes - Insects
Variety of insects. Date: 1930

Ancient Egyptian pectoral from Tutankhamuns tomb
A pectoral from the tomb of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC). It is composed of a winged scarab, flanked by the goddesses Nephtys (left) and Isis (right) kneeling. Date: circa 1925

Worship of Ra in the west, Litany of Ra. Egypt
Worship of Ra in the west, Litany of Ra. Papyrus. Third Intermediate Period. 21st Dynasty. 1075-946 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Egypt. Head of a cat with amber eyes. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Royal cartridge of Queen Hatshepsut. Temple of Hatshepsut. D
Royal cartridge of Queen Hatshepsut. Eighteenth dynasty. New Empire. Yemple of Hatshepsut. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Titan beetle, Titanus giganteus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Darkling Beetle - burrowing in the sand to escape heat of the day (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Water shrew, adult, on alert while devouring a water beetle (a predatious diving beetle pictured(Dytiscidae spp.) (Neomys fodiens )

Rhinoceros Beetle - on tree-bark - hornless female is on the left, male is on the right (Xylotrupes pubescens ). Bohol, Philippines. February

Megadytes ducalis, water beetle
Megadytes ducalis (Sharp, 1882) is a large freshwater diving beetle found in Brazil. Only known from one specimen, it is one of the rarest beetles in the world

Acanthocnemus nigricans (Hope), little ash beetle
Lateral view of the female little ash beetle (Acanthocnemus nigricans). This specimen was collected by G.D. Bryant on 12th January 1905 from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Entomology Specimens
Section of a specimen tray from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department showing the diversity of insects in terms of shape, size and colours

Asilidae, robber flies

Helophorus laticollis, water beetle
Close-up shot of a water beetle (Helophorus laticollis). Specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Department

Hazel Pot Beetle
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English Insects illustration of Stag beetles by James Barbut
Illustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut

Jumnos ruckeri Saunders (Lamellicornia) (large beetles in ce
Plate 17 from Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, 1848 by John Obadiah Westwood (1805-1893)

Acrocinus longimanus, harlequin beetle and Citrus medica, et

Clown beetle specimen from the family Histeridae held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pristonychus complanatus, black ground beetle
A mounted black ground beetle specimen from St. Helena, from the Carabidae family. This species is also known as (Laemonstenus complanatus)

Necrophorous, Necrodes & Silpha, beetles
Plate 73, illustrations of various beetles from The Coleoptera of the British Islands Vol 3, 1889 by Rev. Canon Fowler

Dynastes hercules, hercules beetle
A specimen of the hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules), 12 cms long, from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department. This species can be found in Central and South America

Psalidognathus friendi, longhorn beetle
A longhorn beetle from the family (Cerambycidae; Prioninae). Specimen originally from South America, now part of the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Anomala sp. chafer beetle
A shining leaf chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. These beetles feed on leaves, flowers, or flower parts

Noble Chafer

Goliath Beetle
A west African Goliath beetle. Date: 1901

Various Insects C1880
Beetles and flying insects. Date: circa 1880

Two insects and a frog on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Ceroglossus Beetle
One of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)

Dytiscus marginalis, great diving beetle (male)

The Beetle, by Fagan, Freeman and King
The Beetle, by J B Fagan, Charles Freeman and Georges King from the novel by Richard Marsh (1897). First produced at the Repertory Theatre, Plymouth, November 1925

Mr Beetle Party Game containing 25 UPL (Universal Publications Ltd) beetle cards. circa 1930s

Frog driving coach on a German Whitsuntide postcard
Frog driving a coach drawn by cockroaches on a German Whitsuntide postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Traffic on a main road -- not a jam in sight! Date: early 1960s

Scarabs. Egypt
Egypt. Scarabs. Symbol of Sun God. Used as amulet or seal. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Egypt. Temple of Horus. Relief depicting a beetle. Edfu
Egypt. Edfu. Temple of Horus. Relief with hieroglyphic representation of a beetle. Lagide or Ptolemaic Dynasty

Picture No. 11024243
Egyptian art. Beetle-shaped amulet symbol of Khepri, god of sunrise

Faience scarabs. 7th-6th centuries BC. From Isis Tomb, Italy
Faience scarabs. a) Egyptian, probably with the name of Psammetichus I (664-610 BC), b) Type imitated in the Aegean area, c) Maybe made A?a?A?a?in Phoenicia, d) Possibly made A?a?A?a

Cartridge with praenomen of Thutmose II. Deir el-Bahari. Egy
Cartridge with praenomen of Thutmose II. New Kingdom. Hatshepsuts Temple. Deir el-Bahari. Egypt

Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Egyptian Art. Sacred beetle. Giant statue, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (Imenhetep III). Represents Khepri, god of sunrise. Sacred Lake. Temple of Karnak. Around Luxor. Dynasty XVIII. New Kingdom

Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs winged beetles with wings outs
Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs depicting winged beetles with wings outstretched as a symbol of protection. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Two beetles and a butterfly on a Christmas card
Two green beetles and a red admiral butterfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Dragonfly and beetle on a Christmas card
Dragonfly and beetle playing in the grass on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three insects and a snail on a Christmas card, progressing slowly along a country road. Date: circa 1890s

Beetle with telescope on a New Year card
Beetle with a telescope on a New Year card, looking at the crescent moon. Date: circa 1890s

Beetles carrying presents on a Christmas card
Two red beetles carrying a basket of presents through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Beetle with holly on a Christmas card
Beetle with holly in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Pink and white flowers with beetles on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

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