TIMBERMAN & PEA AND BEAN BEETLES 



districts is called the Squeaker as it produces a shrill 

 sound by friction. It is green in colour, and is not of 

 very active disposition. The larva is the wood-feeder. 



Musk Be-eJle/ 



One more British Longicorn should be mentioned 

 before passing on, and that is the Timberman Beetle 

 (Astinonms adilis). It has extraordinarily long antennae, 

 and is resident in the north country where the larva? 

 burrow into pine trees, and thus commit a good deal of 

 damage. 



The Pea and Bean Beetles belong to the family Bru- 

 chidce, and both are to be regarded as pests. The 

 Pea Beetle {Rriichus pisi), is black, with greyish-brown 

 down. The wing-cases are rather short, and the un- 

 covered portion of the abdomen is whitish, with dark 

 spots. To distinguish the Pea from the Bean Beetle 

 {B. rufimanus), the latter has the front legs all-red, and 



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