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On the history and natural arrangement of insects / By William Swainson and W.E. Shuckard.
- William Swainson
- Date:
- 1840
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: On the history and natural arrangement of insects / By William Swainson and W.E. Shuckard. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![ticking, whence it has also been called the death-watch ; which is doubtlessly a fable, as it is more than probable that the noise is produced by an Anobium; for it is scarcely possible that so small and delicate an insect as the Atropos should cause so loud a sound. These in- sects are apterous, and are very destructive in neglected collections of insects or plants; but they are readily de- stroyed by the smell of camphor. Although it occurs frequently in old books, especially those which have been exposed to damp, it either seeks their paste, or the minute fungi developed by the moisture ; and those holes, so frequently found in such books, must be attributed to the larve of the Anobia, and other beetles of similar habits. Only one exotic genus (Thyrsophorus) of this sub-family is known. It is peculiar to the Brazils; whereas the others are all natives of our own country. [(299—315.) W.E. Sh.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33029283_0002_0368.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
