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7. TJirips cerealium : two enlarged drawings of insect, which 

 sucks and injures wheat plants. 



8. Cephus pygmceus : enlarged drawing of insect and of larva, 

 which feeds within the stem of the wheat plant. 



9. Tinea granella: enlarged drawings of perfect insect and 

 larva; specimen and enlarged drawing of grains of wheat 

 fastened together with threads spun by the caterpillars and mixed 

 with their excrement. 



10. Anobium paniceum: pearl barley and macaroni, gnawed 

 by the larva. 



11. Tribolium ferrugineum : perfect insects and piece of 

 ship's biscuit with burrows of larvse. 



12. Calandra granaria (corn weeviJ): perfect insects and 

 grains of wheat, the interior of which has been gnawed out by 

 the larvse ; enlarged drawings of perfect insect, larva, and gutted 

 grain of wheat containing the pupa. 



13. Tenebrio molitor : perfect insects. The larva known as 

 the " meal-worm " is common in flour stores. 



14. Caradrina cubicularis : perfect insect, and grains of 

 wheat from a stack, which have been fastened together and 

 devoured by the larva?. 



E. 132. 1886. 



Insects injurious to Grass. 



I, 2. Agriotes lineatus : perfect insects and enlarged drawing. 

 3-5. Agriotes obscurus : perfect insects and larvse, with en- 

 larged drawing of former. 



6, 7. Agriotes sputata : perfect insects and enlarged drawing. 



8. Atlious hcemorrhoidalis : perfect insects. 



9. Melanotus rufipes : perfect insects and larva. 



10. Lacon murinus: perfect insects. 



The laivse of these beetles are known as " wire- worms." 

 They live for several years in the larval state eating 

 the roots of grass and other plants. 



II, 12. Drawings showing the mode in which the wire-worm 

 attacks a root, and the burning of vegetable rubbish to destroy 

 them. 



13-1-5. Melolontha vulgaris (cockchafer) ; perfect insect, with 

 drawings of larva and pupa. 



15A. Phyllopertha horticola (small cockchafer) : perfect 

 insects. 



16. Various species of carnivorous ground beetles, which feed 

 upon the cockchafer and other insects. 



17-20. Tipula, sp. (daddy-long-legs) ; perfect insects, with 

 diagrammatic model showing how the grubs (known as " leather 

 jackets ") attack the plant. 



21, 22. Gryllotalpa vulgaris (mole cricket) : perfect insect, 

 with drawing of its burrow and nest. 



