INVERTEBRATE FAUNA OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 



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FAMILY SCARABEIDiE. 



Many of the Scarabeids are vegetable feeders ; others feed upon dung 

 and decaying animal and vegetable material. These last are here 

 omitted. 



Serica McLeay. Diplotaxis Kirby. 



Macrodactylus Latr. Lachaosterna Hope. 



Cyclocepliala Latr. Polyuiceclius LeC. 



Ckalepus McLeay. Xyloryetes Hope. 



Ligyrus Bnriii. Strategus Hope. 



Aphonus LeC. Dynastes Kirby. 



Polypliylla. 



Anomala Koeppe, 

 Phileurus Latr. 

 AUorhina Burm. 

 Euphoria. 



Strigoderma Burm. 

 Pelidnota McLoay. 

 Osmoderma Lep. 

 Gnorimus Lep. 

 Trichius Fabr. 



Cremastochilus Kn. Vultxus Scriba. 



FAMILY BUPRESTID^. 



The larva; of the Buprestida3 are wood-borers. 



Calcophora Sol. 

 Dicerca Esch. 

 PiDKcilonota Esc-li. 

 Buprestis Linn. 



Cinyra Lap. Actenodes Lac. Agrihis Sol. 



Melanophila Esch. Acmjeodera Esch. Taphrocenis Sol. 



Anthaxia Esch. Mastogenins Sol. Brachys Sol. 



Chrvsobothris Esch. Rhseboscelis Chev. Brachyscekis Sol. 



FAMILY ELATERIDiE. CLICK-BEETLES. 



The larvae of 



Cerjphytiim Latr. 

 Melasis 01! v. 

 Deltometopus Bv. 

 Fornax Lap, 

 Anelastes Kirby. 

 I'erothops Er. 

 Adelocera Latr- 

 Elater Linn. 



the " Click-beetles " are the familiar 



Drasterius Esch. Lacon Germ. 



Megapenthes Cand. Chalcolepidius Esch. 

 MonocrepidinsEseh. Alaus Esch. 

 Dicrepidius Esch. Hemirhippus Latr. 



Ischiodontus Cand. 

 Ludius Latr. 

 (Jrthostethus Lac 

 Crigmns LeC. 



Cardisphorus Esch. 

 Horistonotus Cand. 

 Cryptohypnus Esch. 

 Dolopius Esch. 



' wire-worms. 



Glyohonyx Cand. 

 Melanotus Esch. 

 Limonius Esch. 

 Athous Esch. 

 Sericosomus Esch. 

 Corymbites Latr. 

 Asaphes Kirby. 

 Melanactes LeC. 



Cebris Fabr, 



FAMILY TELEPHORIDiE. SOLDIER BEETLES. 



The larva; of the Soldier beetles often destroy injurious larvfc : Thus, 

 Chauliognathus marginatus destroys the Cotton worm. 

 Cbaiiliognathus Telephorns Schdfler. Ditemnns LeC. Malthinus Utr. 



Hentz. PolemiusLeC. Trypherus LeC. MalthodcsKiesenw. 



Podabrus Westw. Silis Charp. Loberus Kiesenw. 



