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part of the abdomen. The larva of a larger species lives 

 above ground and is known as the glow worm. 



The click beetles, making up the family Elateridse, may 

 be recognized by the characteristic 

 click which they give to right them- 

 selves when placed on their backs. 

 The larvae, called wire worms, live under 

 the bark of trees, in rotten wood, or 

 upon the roots of herbs. They have 

 a rather hard, brownish skin and three 

 pairs of legs. They are plentiful and 

 easily found in rotten logs. In summer 

 and autumn the beetles feed on the 

 flowers. 



TO, ni T> A i i, i. FIG. 130. Eyed elater, 



The Clavicorn Beetles are character- the largest of the click 

 ized by club-shaped antenna. The be f les : . phot g ra P h 



J natural size. 



buffalo moth or carpet beetle (Anthrenus 



scrophularice) is present in nearly every house with tacked- 



FIG. 131. Buffalo moth or carpet beetle; a, larva; b, pupa within larva skin; 

 c, pupa ; d, adult. Enlarged eight times. After Riley. 



down woolen carpets. The small larva bristling with brown 

 hairs may be found under the edge of a carpet not recently 



