38 Farmers’ Bulletin 1260. 
BLACK CARPET BEETLE.” 
The black carpet beetle is a small oval beetle 
between two-sixteenths and three-sixteenths of an 
inch long. The head and thorax are black, but the 
wing covers may be either black or dark red- 
dish brown, and clothed with short hairs. - Its 
legs and antenne are dark yellowish in color. 
eh ee Oe The larva is very characteristic and can be 
eyed flour beetle, readily recognized. It is reddish or golden 
(Chittenden. ) brown, clothed with short scale-like appressed 
hairs and provided with a tuft of long hairs at the end of the body, 
as shown in figure 56. 
Fic. 52.—The tobacco beetle never attacks grain unless it has been 
stored for long periods. a, Larva; b, pupa; ¢, beetle, dorsal view ; 
d, beetle, side view; e, antenna of beetle. (Chittenden.) 
As the name indicates, this insect injures carpets, but in addi- 
tion it is known to breed in grains and cereals, both whole and ground. 
The larval stages develop very slowly, and 
there is but one generation each year. The 
adults appear in greatest numbers during the 
spring and early summer. It occurs in 
Europe and Asia and has been reported from 
all parts of this country. It is of very com- 
mon occurrence in houses. 
LARGER CABINET BEETLE.” 
The larger cabinet beetle is a small, oval 
beetle about one-eighth of an inch long, its 
ground color black mottled with reddish 
brown, covered with gray and light brown yc. 53——Tme tobacco 
seale-like hairs forming a distinct pattern on beetle: Iead and leg 
: ' ; s of larva. (Chitten- 
the wing covers. The larva somewhat resem- sage) 
* Attagenus piceus Oliy. “ Trogoderma tarsale Melsh. 
