THE BEETLES 



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bent forward on the head, is frequently found beneath the bark 

 of stumps and in rotting wood, and has been termed the horned 



passalus (Passahis coniutus}. 



Scarabaeidae. With over five hun- 

 dred species in this country, the Scar- 

 abaeidae form one of the largest and 

 most important families of beetles. 

 They are thick-bodied beetles of the 

 May-beetle, or June-bug, type, strong 

 but clumsy, and many have the an- 

 terior tibiae broadly flattened for dig- 

 ging. They may be divided into two 

 main groups, the scavengers and the 

 leaf-chafers. The larvae of all of the 



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FlG - 2I2 - species are commonly called white 



(Slightly enlarged) 



grubs, tor although they vary greatly 



(After J. 15. Smith) . . ' 



in size and structure, they all have the 



same general appearance of the white grub, with its large yellow 

 or brown head with strong mandibles, long legs, thick, whitish 





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FIG. 213. Scarab beetle (Aleiichus variolosus} rolling egg-balls of dung, and 



Egyptian sculptures of Sacred Scarab 



(After Brehm) 



