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CARPET-BEETLEvS. 



arranged very prettily. Most of the insects pretend to be dead 

 when disturbed, and roll upon their back, on which they remain 

 for a long- time. To this family belongs the Larder-beetle, {Der- 

 niesies lardarius Linn.), which is shown in Fig. 44. Both larvae 

 and adults enter houses, and for no good purpose, since they de- 

 stroy stored ]M-ovisions, especially those composed of animal mat- 

 ter, as smoked meat, hides and feathers. The Miiscimt Pest de- 

 stroys collections. and the Carpct-bcctlcs (Aiithrcniis scro[>hnlariac 



Fig. 4r^.—Anthrt:nus scropliulariit-, Linn. After Riley. 

 2 » 4 6 5 8 U 



Fig. 4,6.— Derniestidce and Ptinus at work. After Brehm. 



