1 74 DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS OF VICTORIA. 



PLATE XXXVI. 



The Strawberry Beetle (Rhixaria pkrdix. — Pascoe). 



Eig. 



1. Strawberry plant with beetles on leaf stalks. Xatural size. 



2. Larva of beetle. Magnified. 



3. Pupfe of beetles ; upper, under, and size view. Magnified. 



4. Perfect beetle. Magnified. 



5. Section of crown of strawberry plant, showing method of larva 



attacking same. Natural size. 



6. Portions of leaf stalks, showing where they have been tunnelled 



by the insects. Natural size. 



