CHAP. XV. FAMILIES OF COLEOPTERA. 



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The larvae (Fig. 278, a) are footless, or nearly so, and live 

 in the stems or branches of various plants, shrubs, or trees, 

 while a few live in decayed wood. 



Fig. 1 



The insects belong to the Family of Long-horned Borers 

 (Cemmbyciddi), and are among the most destructive of insects. 

 Hidden as they are from the eyes of man, they carry on their 

 Filent work of destruction unnoticed, until the withering of 

 the plant apprises us x)f the presence of these depredators. 



Fig. 282. 



The Round-headed Apple-tree Borer (Fig- 278, c),the Hickory- 

 borer (Fig. 281), the American Currant-borer (Fig. 280), and 

 the Locust-tree Borer (Fig. 279), are examples of this Family. 



