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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ...knob of the form of a reversed triangle; tarsi exhibiting only four distinct joints. Two species of this beautiful genus (Clerus apiarius and C. alvearius) are natives of this country, but they are here of rare occurrence, though in Germany, France, and Italy, they are common, and are found on the flowers of umbelliferous plants. Clerus apiarius varies from half to two-thirds of an inch in length, and is very thickly covered with hairs; it is blue, the elytra are red, and liave three blue fascia?, one of which is at the apex. The larva of this species feeds upon those of the common hive-bee, and is sometimes very destructive to hives. Clerus alvearius very much resembles the species just described, differing chiefly in having a blue spot in the region of the scutollum in addition to the three blue fasciae on the elytra; its larvas feed upon those of the mason bees. Dejean enumerates Uurty-seven species of the genus Clerus in his ' CatalogiWdes Coleopteres, ' and it appears that the genus is not confined to any particular part of the globe, as is frequently the case. CLERK, JOHN (of Eldin, N.B.), was the inventor of one of the most important parts of the modern British system of naval tactics. In 1779 he communicated to some friends his notions concerning what is technically called 'breaking the line.' In 1780 he communicated his plan to Mr. Richard Atkinson, the particular friend of Sir George (afterwards Lord) Rodney, and that distinguished officer, before leaving London, said he would strictly adhere to it in fighting the enemy. On the 12th of April, 1782, when the experiment was tried for the first time, it led to Rodney's decisive victory over the French, under De Grasse, in the West Indies. From that time the principle has been...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230142012
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 682
  • Spine Width: 35 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1230142010
  • Publisher Date: 13 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1197 gr


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