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

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.