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have been so great that its habits have been carefully studied. In 

 general form and size this beetle, Galertica xanthofneicetia^ Sch., 

 resembles the common striped cucumber beetle. The wings are 

 yellow, varying in shade from light to dark. On the head and 

 thorax are black spots, and on the wing-covers black lines, a nar- 

 row one along the inner cxV^t, and a wider along the outer. The 

 under side is black, and the legs are yellow. 



Figure 48. 



Elm Lea I' Beetle. 



Galeritca xanthome Ian a. Sell. 



a. cluster of eggs ; e. eggs magnified ; /. surface of eggs highly magnified ; b. larva, 



natural size ; g. larva enlarged ; It. joint of larva, side ; /. joint of larva, back ; 



c. beetle, natural size ; k. beetle enlarged ; j. pupa. 



