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CLOVER CULTURE. 



larged ; #, #, , #, represent the different stages of theii 

 growth feeding ; , the young larvae ; d, the head from 

 beneath ; e, the jaw enlarged ; f, the cocoon reduced in size 

 and meshes of the same ; g and ^, the pupae ; z, the beetle, 

 also reduced ; j\ side view of the beetle, and k, a dorsal 

 view of the same, slightly reduced from the natural size ; 

 7 and m, foot and antennae enlarged. For the illustra- 

 tion the public is indebted to Dr. Riley. From a descrip- 



THK CLOVER LEAF BEETLE. 



tion by Dr. Lintner, State Entomologist of New York, we 

 condense as follows : It measures four-tenths of an inch 

 in length, is oval in form, brown in color; the beak is 

 short, broad and blunt. The wing covers are clothed with 

 short, yellowish brown hairs, the egg is a long oval and 

 about twice as long as wide, pale yellow, smooth when first 

 laid, but becoming greenish yellow before hatching. The 

 larvae hatch out in about a week from the time the egg is 

 laid. They are pale in color, with a dark head, which 

 subsequently becomes greenish. The body is deeply 

 wrinkled, and when it rests clings sidewise to the leaf in a 

 curved position. The eggs are deposited in the latter part 

 of the summer by beetles which appear in July and August. 



