COLEOPTERA. 



their abdomens, in a threatening manner, as if they ( 

 could sting. 



Eggs large. Larva> resemble the adult insects, and j 

 are found in similar situations. " In the pupae the 

 hind wings are not folded beneath the elytra, but cx- 

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SCARAB/EID^, or LaMEI.LICORNIA. 



This very large family is characterized by the form 

 of the antennae, which are from 7 to 1 1 jointed, the 

 external joints, usually three in number, expanded 

 into flat plates, which may be closely applied together 

 so as to form a club. 



" Tumble- bugs," Phaneus cariiifcx MacLeay. — 

 Eggs laid in balls of manure, which the female rolls 

 away and buries. Larva; feed upon the manure. 



The May-beetle, Laclinostcrna qucrcina Knoch. — 

 Eggs, forty or fifty in number, deposited in the ground. 

 The larvae, " White Grubs," feed upon the roots of 

 grass, corn and vegetables. These insects live three 

 years in the larva state, and but a short time as pupae. 

 The adult insects are voracious, feeding on the leaves 

 of trees. (6, I., 60; 3, I., 156; 2, 30). 



The larvae of this insect are destroyed by a fungus. 

 (5, I., 207; 3, I., 158). 



Remedies. — Hogs will destroy the grub;,. The 

 beetles may be shaken from the trees, and easily gath- 

 ered. 



Dynastcs Tityiis Linn. — This beetle is remarkable 

 for its large size. The larvae live in the trunks of de- 

 caying trees. Habitat, Southern States. 



