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Curtis British Entomology Plate 119Coleoptera: Demetrias monostigma (Single-spotted Demetrias) [Plant: Salicornia europaea (Salicornia herbacea, Marsh Samphire)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 116Coleoptera: Hypera fasciculosa = Hypera dauci (Pretty Hypera) [Plant: Galeopsis speciosa (Galeopsis versicolor, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 115Coleoptera: Achenium depressum (Depressed Achenium) [Plant: Narthecium ossifragum (Lancashire Asphodel)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 112Coleoptera: Zonitis testacea = Rhagonycha testacea (Testaceous Zonitis) [Plant: Vinca minor (Less Periwinkle)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 111Coleoptera: Chrysomela adonidis = Entomoscelis adonidis (Lincolnshire Chrysomela: not indigenous) [Plant: Porotrichum alopecurum (Hypnum alopecurum, Fox-tail Feather-moss)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 108Coleoptera: Paederus fuscipes (New Forest Paederus) [Plant: Leucojum aestivum (Summer Snow-flake)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 107Coleoptera: Dianous coerulescens (Rough Dianous) [Plant: Littorella lacustris (male; Plantain Shore-weed)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 104Coleoptera: Hylurgus piniperda = Tomicus piniperda (Pine-feeding Hylurgus) Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 103Coleoptera: Helobia gyllenhalii = Nebria gyllenhalii (Gyllenhal?s Helobia Beetle) [Plant: Saxifraga aizoides (Yellow Mountain Saxifrage)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 99Coleoptera: Dytiscus dimidiatus (Thick-horned Dyticus Beetle) Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 95Coleoptera: Hydaticus cinereus = Graphoderus cinereus (Orange-striped Hydaticus Water-beetle) [Plant: Ranunculus aquatilis (Water Crowfoot)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 91Coleoptera: Obrium cantharinum (Reddish Obrium) [Plant: Malus sylvestris (Pyrus malus, Crab-tree)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 87Coleoptera: Lebia turcica = Lebia scapularis (Yellow-shouldered Lebia) [Plant: Anemone nemorosa (Wood Anemone)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 83Coleoptera: Chlaenius sulcicollis Payk. (Channel-necked Chlaenius), = Agostenus sulcicollis (a mainland-European species) [Plant: Cakile maritima (Bunias cakile, Sea Rocket)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 75Coleoptera: Licinus depressus (Flattened Licinus) [Plant: Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 79Coleoptera: Gyrinus bicolor (Elongated Whirl-wig or Whirligig Beetle) [Plant: Parnassia palustris (Grass of Parnassus)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 71Coleoptera: Necrophorus germanicus (Black-horned Grave-digger) [Plant: ? (Agaricus coccineus Bulliard)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 67Coleoptera: Agrilus chryseis = Agrilus sinuatus (Gold-and-purple Agrilus) [Plant: Verbena officinalis (Vervain)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 63Coleoptera: Acilius caliginosus = Acilius canaliculatus (Pale-thighed Acilius) [Plant: Myosotis palustris (March Mouse-ear)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 59Coleoptera: Cossonus tardii = Mesites tardii (Irish Cossonus Weevil) [Plant: Ilex aquifolium (Holly-tree)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 51Coleoptera: Platypus cylindrus (Cylindric Ambrosia Beetle) [Plant: Geranium pratense (Meadow Crane?s Bill)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 55Coleoptera: Melasis buprestoides (Buprestis-like Melasis) [Plant: Linum anglicum (Linum perenne, Perennial Flax)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 52Coleoptera: Onthophagus taurus (Bull-headed Dung-beetle) [Plant: Achillea ptarmica (Sneeze-wort Yarrow)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 47Coleoptera: Pogonus burrellii = Pogonus luridipennis (Burrellian Pogonus) [Plant: Statice limonium (Lavender Thrift)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 39Coleoptera: Thymalus limbatus (Rust-coloured Thymalus) [Plant: Trametes versicolor (Boletus versicolor, Changeable Boletus)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 44Coleoptera: Clerus alvearius = Trichodes alvearius (Bee-hive Beetle) [Plant: Meum athamanticum? (Athamanta libanotis, Mountain Spigmel)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 43Coleoptera: Scolytus destructor = Scolytus scloytus (Elm Bark Beetle) [Plant: ?Ulmus campestris? agg. (Ulmus campestris?, Common Elm)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 35Coleoptera: Cryptocephalus bipustulatus = Cryptocephalus biguttatus (Yellow-tipped Cryptocephalus. Identity corrected by John Owen, 2006) [Plant: Erica cinerea (Fine-leaved Heath)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 31Coleoptera: Buprestis nitidula = Anthaxia nitidula (Glittering Buprestis) [Plant: Crataegus sp. (Crataegus oxyacantha, White-thorn)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 27Coleoptera: Aphodius villosus (Hairy Aphodius) [Plant: Pulsatilla vulgaris (Anemone pulsatilla, Pasque Flower)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 23Coleoptera: Siagonium quadricorne (Four-horned Staphylinus) [Plant: Mnium hornum (Thread Moss)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 19Coleoptera: Rhipiphorus paradoxus = Metoecus paradoxus (Wasps? Nest Beetle) [Plant: Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 15Coleoptera: Omaseus aterrimus = Pterostichus aterrimus (Black Omaseus Beetle) [Plant: Aleuria aurantia (Peziza aurantia, Orange Spread-cup)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 11Coleoptera: Molorchus minor (Maculated Molorchus) [Plant: Aethusa cynapium (Fool?s Parsley)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 6Coleoptera: Nebria livida (Yellow-margined Nebria Beetle) [Plant: Medicago lupulina (Nonesuch)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 1Coleoptera: Cicindela sylvicola = Cicindela hybrida (Tiger Beetle) [Plant: Poa annua (Annual Meadow Grass)] Date: 1824-39
Stag beetle, rhinoceros beetle and European rhinoceros beetle.. Stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, male 1, female 2, eggs deposited in rotten oak a, 4-year-old larva b, nymph c, rhinoceros beetle
Carabus intricatus, blue ground beetle
Limoniscus violaceus, violet click
Dynastes hercules, hercules beetleHercules beetles are from Central and South America are among the longest beetles with males reaching 190 mm (7.5 inches) in length
Euchroma gigantea, giant jewel beetleA specimen of a giant jewel beetle a member of the family (Buprestidae) from South America, from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Dicronorhina sp. rose chafer beetleA rose chafer beetle from Africa from the family Scarabaeidae; Cetoniinae. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles
Dermestes lardarius, larder beetleThe larder beetle is a small, dark-coloured beetle with grey and black markings. Body length 7 mm, scale indicated by pin head on the right
Prosopocoilus confucius (Hope), stag beetleDetail of a stag beetle (Prosopocoilus confucius) native to N. India, China and southeast towards Vietnam
Aphodius niger, Beaulieu dung beetleA mounted specimen of a Beaulieu dung beetle (Aphodius niger) this beetle has only ever been found in the New Forest, Hampshire
Splendour beetleClose-up of splendour beetle with legs outstretched. Specimen held within the Entomology Department at the Natural History Museum, London
Lucanus cervus Linnaeus, stag beetleClassis I Tab V from Insecten-Belustigung 1746-61, Volume 2 by August Johann R� von Rosenhof (1705-1759)
Beetles illustrationAn illustration of beetles from Sebae Rerum Naturalium, 1765 by D Albert Seba
