Phanae.us 



CQrniip.x 



AllorhiiiQ 

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Desmocerus Saperdo GLjllene 

 pQllialub Candida robinrJe 



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ChrLjsochus 

 Quratus 



Galerucella 

 luleolQ 



SOME BEETLES OF BEAUTIFUL COLOR 



The three beetles shown at tlie top belong to the family Scaiah.Lidae and so are related to the sacred scarab of F.Kypt. 

 Oi these, P. carnifex is the most nearly related to it and has the same habit of feeding on dmig. C. lanigera, as its 

 specific name indicates, bears "wool" on its under side. It is a glorified May beetle or " Ju.ie bug." A . nilida is called 

 figeater in the South. Like lanigera, its larva feeds on the roots of grasses and other plants. 



The three beetles in the middle of the plate are CerambycicUe, or long-horns. Their lar\;E bore in twigs. The 

 beetles at the bottom are ChrysomelidiE, relatives of the ordinary potato beetle. C. auratns is an iridescent insect gem. 

 It is fairly common on dogbane and may be had in one's garden by culti\ating its food plant. C". lulrola is not wanted. 

 It is the elm leaf beetle, an undesirable immigrant from Kurope 



