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which he will find Rove-beelles [StaphyHnidce), long, narrow creatures, 

 whose wing-covers only partially cover the abdomen, and who run swiftly 

 with their tails turned up over their backs ; also several species of Dung- 

 beetles {ScarabceidcE)^ one of which has a black head and thorax and 

 bright wing-covers, the colour of red sealing-wax {Aphodius fimetarius). 



Flying low in open fields on the borders of woods, and making a 

 noise like a bumblebee, there may be captured a stout hairy beetle, half 

 an inch long, of an ivory colour, sprinkled all over with irregular black 

 spots (some specimens are entirely black) — this is sometimes called the 

 Bumblebee beetle {Euphoria inda). When it appears again in the 

 autumn it is known to fruit-growers as a very destructive creature, from 



its habit of burrowing into 

 ripe pears and peaches. 



During warm evenings 

 the May beetles or Cock- 

 chafers {Lachiiost erna) 

 come out in myriads, at- 

 tacking the tender foliage 

 of trees and shrubs, and 

 often coming into houses, 

 attracted by light. Fig. 2^ 

 represents the beetle and 

 its grub and chrysalis. 

 Later on in the month, 

 about Victoria day, May 

 24, the handsome Gold- 

 smith beetles ( Cotalpa 

 lanigera) are. on the wing for a few evenings, and may be found under 

 electric lights in the streets of towns and villages. This 

 fine beetle has the head and thorax golden and the 

 wing-covers creamy-yellow ; beneath it is metallic-green 

 with a woolly breast. 



Enough has now been written to show the young 

 collector what a rich field is open to him in air and field 

 and water, and what an infinite variety of curious and 

 beautiful forms will reward a patient search. The joy 

 of success may soon be his, and he will be filled with 



the delight of finding new and interesting creatures wherever his explora- 

 tions may extend. 



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