Bryaxis Sulcicollis. (Bottle-shaped Gland-moss) Plate 315.

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• ARTIST: John Curtis

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c. 1832

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 9 1/8 x 5 5/8" (23 x 14.2 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Bryaxis Sulcicollis. (Bottle-shaped Gland-moss) Plate 315. From British Entomology; Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects…, published in London between 1824 and 1840 by John Curtis. This hand-colored plate depicts Bryaxis sulcicollis, a minute rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, paired with its associated plant, the Bottle-shaped Gland-moss (Gymnostomum calcareum). Curtis’s descriptive text notes the beetle’s small size and distinctive grooved thorax, alongside the moss’s compact, bottle-like capsules. By uniting insect and plant on a single plate, Curtis highlights the ecological connections central to his work, blending artistic delicacy with scientific accuracy to preserve a record of Britain’s natural history.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 10 x 13 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with original hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Other Insects