THE COLLECTORS' MONTHLY. 



A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Study of 



Ornithology, Oology and Entomology. 



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Yol. I. AUGUST 1893. No. 1. 



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Beetles. 



A visit to an Entomologist disclosed 

 the fact that about 10,000 kinds of 

 Beetles have been classified and des- 

 cribed, and new additions are con- 

 stantly being made. There are prob- 

 ably not less than 25,000 species in the 

 country, 15,000 of which are yet to be 

 discovered. Most bug collectors study 

 but one order or family. 



Taking beetles, moths, butterflies, 

 bugs, flies, ants, etc., together, there 

 must be over 100,000 different species 

 inhabiting the United States alone. 

 It is supposed that over 100,000 kinds 

 of plants scattered over the world, and 

 rive distinct species prey upon each 

 plant. ' This would give us 500,000 

 kinds of insects, and there are prob- 

 ably many more. Taking this view of 

 the matter, it is no wonder that the 

 individual bug collectors give their 

 time to the study of but one family. 



One family of beetles work exclu- 

 sively at trees. Their grubs live and 

 bore into the timber. There for in- 

 stance, are the long horned beetles, 

 over 500 species being already named 

 and described, in the United States. 

 Every farmer knows the apple-tree 

 borer, which is one of the long-horned 

 family. They are of all sizes and col- 

 ors, from one-eighth of an inch to 

 three inches long. The Tickler beetle 

 which is worthy of much notice, is of- 

 ten found in eastern states, breeding 

 in pine-trees. The male may be seen 

 standing on the bark of a tree or an 

 old log. It will throw forward its 

 attennse and make a ticking sound, 



