510: THE INSECT WORLD. 
The Chrysomelide are other phytophagous insects, dressed in 
the brightest colours, having short and thickset bodies. The 
larvee, soft and ovoid, devour the leaves of trees. One of the best 
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Fig. 560.—Larva of Cerambyx heros, 
known species is Lina populi, of a bronzed colour, with red elytra, 
whose larva (Fig. 561), of a greenish grey, devours the leaves 
of the poplar tree. The Galeruce and the Altice belong to the 
same family, as also do the Casside, the Crioceres, and the Donacia. 
The Cassida viridis frequents nettles and artichokes; the elytra 
are of rounded form. Fig. 562 represents the Crioceris merdigera, 
a great rarity in this country. The Crioceris asparagi, or 
Asparagus Beetle, tawny, and barred with black, resembles it in 
habit. 
The last tribe of Coleoptera comprises the Coccinellide, or 

fio. 563.—Lady-bird 
(Coccinella septem- 
punctata). 



















Fig. 561.— Larva of Fig. 562.—Larva and imago of Fig. 564.—Larva of the 
Lina populi. Crioceris merdigera. Lady-bird. 
Lady-birds (Fig. 563). These little globular, smooth insects, 
