'I' I lie s'i'\(; uKi'"n.i';s. 



000 



ai'c, like tliosc of the other liiic;i!ii(l:f, pectinate and not opposable, 

 hut llic ti-i;mniil;ir iiK'iitiiiii. Ilic siii;ill size op the nioiitli oi'gans and 

 the ronii of Itody arc disliiirlly Scirali.-riad. Tlic aiit(Miii;o arc 10- 

 jdiiitt'd. the .•liil) tlircc-joiiilcd. loiiucr iii the iiiali' lliaii in fcinalc. 



17122 (5(1111. XicAci s onsdKi s Lcc. .FiuiiMi. I'liil. Acad. Nat Sci., Ser. 2, 

 I. SC 

 Oval, cniivt'x. I'iccdus or dnrk lirdWii. siiarsi'ly clollicd witli very sliort, 

 I)alo snlH'ri'ct hairs; entire upper suilaee coarsely and rather densely \n\nc- 

 tnre<l. Thorax mie iiail' hmader tiiaii Imiij:, widest at luiddle, apex one- 

 half narrower than base, niari^ins finely creuate, front angles pronunont, 

 hind oi'es obtuse. i:iyira not striate, the pubescence more dense than on 

 thorax. Length Tit.") nun. 



\'ii;() and Marion counties; scarce. May 1-Jiinc 7. Occurs 

 almnt piles of drift in damp, sandy localities. In Die East it is said 



to fre(|iicnt rhe vicinih- of dead iniisseis (riiios). 



Family \j. SCAKAB.KID.E. 



The LamI':i,i,i('()r.v T)KK'rr.Ks',. 



A ver\- larii'c laiiiily, com])risinii,' beetles that vary greatly in 

 size, form and iiabits. All agree, however, in liaving the antennae 

 end in an oval clnl), composed of three to seven leaves or "lamel- 

 la?." (Fig. 350.) These leaves can be folded 

 closely together so that in repose the club ap- 

 pears solid. It is this form of antenna! club 

 which gives rise to the conunon name "lamelli- 

 corn beetles." Another character possessed by 

 all members of the family is the form of the 

 front tibiip, which are fossorial, or fitted for dig- 

 ging in the ground, being almost always broad, 

 compressed and strongly toothed or scalloped on 

 the outer edge. The tarsi of the middle and 

 hind legs are generally long and always five- 

 jointed. For trie most part the beetles are short, 

 convex and stout-bodied, the well-known "June 

 bugs" or ^Fay beetles being familiar examples. 

 Taking this form in connection with the lamel- 

 late antenna and fossorial legs, the members of 

 the family are easily recognized. 



In addition to the '•liaracters mentioned, the Scarabanda^ have 

 the antenna' 7- to U-jointed, usually lO-jointed, and inserted before 

 the eyes under the sides of the front; abdomen with six (rarely 

 five) ventral segments; front and middle coxas large, transverse, 



Fig. 359. Antenna of a La- 

 niellicorn bpptle, .showing the 

 structure of clnl). (After 

 Smith.) 



