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bles that of the black carpet beetle in appearance. It is about one- 
eighth of an inch long, reddish brown above and whitish beneath, 
with body covered with short yellowish brown hairs and with a tuft 
of short hairs 
at the tail end. 
(See fig. 57.) Tt 
is well known 
for its habit of 
breeding in 
dead insects 
and animal sub- 
stances and is 
not infrequent- 
Saas Fic. 54.—The drug-store beetle never attacks grain unless it is 
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I) found in Ing stored for long periods unmolested. a, Larva; b, pupa; e, beetle, 
in grain, flax- dorsal view; d, beetle, side view; e, antenna of beetle. (Chit- 
feo castorm So 
beans, pumpkin seed, ete. It often becomes a nuisance in laboratories 
by attacking sample lots of corn, wheat, etc. 
SMALL CABINET BEETLE.” 
The small cabinet beetle is somewhat similar in appearance to the 
larger cabinet beetle but smaller and of different color. It varies in 
length from one-sixteenth to two-sixteenths of an inch, and is black 
with yellowish white scales that form abroad band across the back and 
give the body a mottled appearance. The habits of the adult and early 
stages of this insect are similar to those of the larger cabinet beetle. 
It is occasionally found in flour mills and gran- 
aries, where it infests grain and grain products. 
MUSEUM BEETLE.” 
The museum beetle is closely allied to the pre- 
ceding beetle and resembles it in size and form. 
Its body is black, covered with yellowish and 
whitish scales, giving it a spotted appearance. 
It is a small plump beetle varying in size from 
one-sixteenth to one-eighth of an inch in length. 
the drug- The larve are small active hairy grubs: with 
store beetle: Head habits similar to those of the two preceding 
and leg of larva. ; : : pe 
(Chittenden.) species. They are occastonally found in grains, 
both whole and ground, but do not cause noticeable damage. 
Fig. 5d. 
TWO-BANDED FUNGUS BEETLE.” 
The two-banded fungus beetle is a handsome little elongate-oyal 
beetle shghtly less than an eighth of an inch long. It is red-brown 
with two broad black bands across the wing covers. Its character- 
% Anthrenus verbasci L. *Anthrenus museorum L. 8 Alphitophagus bifasciatus Say. 
