606 rORTY EIGHTH REPORT ON THE STATE MUSEUM 



Grubs in Manure. (Country Gentleman, for December 27, 1894, 

 lix, p. 931, c. 4— 18 cm.) 



The "white grubs" found in manure, are not those of " the tumble-bug" 

 as stated by a correspondent, nor of the May -beetle, but of another species 

 allied to the latter, viz., Ligyrus relictus. The food- habits of the two will 

 distinguish L. relictus when found in manure. There need be no fear of 

 using manure in which '' white grubs" are found for field crops, as they 

 can not be injurious to vegetation. 



