Plate IV.— BEETLES, 

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1. The Sik-sJjitted'JKgeHbefertTe, Cicmdela scxguttata. See page 



270.)); and they ditfci 



2. The Search,ea^Gaij.^w ^ftTi^'f^^f-i .-^.predaceaas beetle. 



3. Calopteron reticulatum, a diurnal member of the firely family. 



4. Chlamas sMcetis, a ground-beetle. 



5. .Srflf^J/»*J^QtJ|FjflKj, a bombardi-ef beetle. ^ 



6. The Round-hfaded Apple-tree Borer, Saperdaxandida. 



7. The Poplar Borer, Saperda calcarata, 



S. The Cloaked Knotty-horn, Dfsmqcerus palliatus. The larva 



bores in the pith of elder. 

 9. Buprestis'fa^Sata, one of the metallic wood-borers. 



10. The Spotted Pelidnota., Pelidnota punctata. It feeds on the 



leaves of grape. 



11. Dicerca divaricata, one of the metallic wood-borers ; the liarva 



bores' in 'peach, cherry, beech, and maple. 



12. A burying beetle, A^ecroplwrus . 



13. Pharm^us earnifejc, male ; one of the tumble-bugs. 



14. Phanaus carnifex, female. 



