COLEOPTERA. 5 9 



" The larva makes wide galleries and perforations in pine stumps, 

 forming a nidus with coarse-gnawed fragments, near the surface, in 

 which it changes to pupa. In this state the antennas are turned 

 downwards, and recurved towards the middle of the head. It appears 

 to be full-fed at the beginning of the summer, and after remaining 

 two or three weeks in the pupa state, changes to the perfect state, 

 staying as such in its nest until the following summer." 



The body of the beetle is about f of an inch in length, while the 

 antennae measure quite 3 inches. 



Kannoch, or the " Black Forest," in Perthshire, referred to, is a 



Fig. 50. Acanthocinus tedilis {half natural size). 



very happy hunting-ground for the entomologist. This is due to the 

 fact that it is the remains of the old Caledonian Forest. Fig. 56 is 

 from a photograph of the beetle. 



Genus Saperda. 



Head with vertical forehead. Larvae without distinct legs, almost 

 parallel-sided, and 11-jointed. Thorax longer than broad, without 

 side spine. Genus exclusively arboreal. 



