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COLEOPTERA. 



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416. 



slender, and the species are generally long, flattened beetles 

 of very tough thick consistence, and are found on flowers, or 

 sunning themselves on the bark of trees in midsummer. The 

 larva? are flattened footless grubs, with the 

 prothoracic ring greatly enlarged. 



In Chalcophora the antennal pores are dif- 

 fused on the sides of the joints, or only on 

 the lower margin ; the mesosternal 

 suture is indistinct ; the antennae arc 

 inserted in small fovere, and the pos- 

 terior tarsi have the first joint elon- 

 gated. C. Vinjiniensis Drury is one 

 of our most common species, and 

 may be seen flying about pine trees 

 in hot days in May and June. Its 

 larva bores into pines, often proving 

 very injurious. Fig. 415. 



Dicerca is noted for having the tips of 

 the elytra lengthened out and diverging 

 from each other. Dicerca dii-aricata Say is 

 frequently met with ; it is smoother than 

 usual and highly polished with a 

 bronzed hue. The elytra are 

 marked with numerous fine irregu- 

 lar impressed lines and small ob- (f 

 long square elevated black spots. 

 The larva? attack the wild cherry 

 and the garden cheriy and peach. 

 Dicerca Itti'ida Fabr. is found on 

 the trunks and limbs of the 

 hickory. 



The genus Chrysobothris differs in having the 

 antennae inserted at the inner extremity of two short 

 oblique grooves, by which the front is narrowed ; 

 the anterior femora are strongly toothed, the third 

 joint of the tarsi is truncate, while in the hind tarsi the first 

 joint is elongated. The species are rather broad and flattened, 

 with impressed bands and spots on the elytra. Chrysobothris 

 femorata Fabr. (Fig. 414 ; a, larva ; Fig. 415, larva of the 



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