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CLASSIFICATION OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



Sub-ord. 2. Tetramera. 



Families : Halticidse, Chryspmelidae, Lamiidre, Prionid^e 

 (Longicorn Beetles), Curculionidse (Weevils). 



Sub-ord. 3. Heteromera. 



Families : Cantharidte, Meloidse, Khiphiphoridse, Tene- 

 brionidse. 



Sub-ord. 4. Pentamera. 



Families : Telephoridse, Elateridse, Buprestidse, Scara- 

 bseidse, Lucanidse, Silphidse, Staphylinidse, Hydro- 

 philidse, Dytiscidae, Carabidae, Cicindelida3. 



(Westwood, Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects, 1839-40; 

 Kirby and Spence, Introduction to Entomology, 1828 ; Burmeister, Hand- 

 buck der Entomologie, 1832-47 ; Packard, Guide to the Study of Insects, 

 6th ed., 1878.) l 



B 



Fig. 67. Coleoptera. A, Cicindela campentris, 

 the Tiger-beetle, enlarged. B, Larva of the same, 

 enlarged, c, Dytiscus marglnalis, male. 



Pig. 68. a, Rose-chafer 

 (Cetonia aurata) and larva. 



1 Only the more important i'amilies of the larger orders of insects are men- 

 tioned above. 



