Nomenclature
Chinese cantharides; Chinese blistering flies. Description and references
Dried insect, Mylabris sidae (Phalerata) Pallas, Coleoptera. Habit. China and East India. Constit. Cantharidin, said to be present in larger proportions
than in cantharides (1-1.2%).
Properties
Black, cylindrical body, rounded above, flattish
below; smaller than cantharides; black wing cases marked with a spot
at point of insertion and has three tawny bands.Use
Source for cantharidin.