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CORN-BEETLES. 



Fig. 42 — Silvanus surinamensis, Linn After Division of Entomology, V. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. 



There are many of these and other insects found on dried fruit, 

 since this is palatable to six-legged beings as well as to two- 

 legged ones. The fumes mentioned above kill all insects, with- 

 out leaving any odor or flavor behind, but whether the infested 

 fruit with the dead insects in it is fit for human food must 

 be decided bv the individual who wishes to eat it. 



Fig. 43. — Lrfemophlseas fasciatas, Mels. Original. 



Another species, the Lacmophtacus fasciatus Mels., illus- 

 trated in Fig. 43, is found under bark, but is also very common 

 near saw-mills, especially in those in which hard wood is sawed. 



