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No. 6 is never in sufficient numbers to do much harm. No. 8 
feeds chiefly on rank grasses and low herbs, and does no harm. 
No. 9 is beneficial, the beetles and their larvse acting as scavengers. 
No. 7 is to some extent injurious in the larval stage ; the larvae 
occur in large masses in the soil and attack the roots of various 
plants, especially grass ; great numbers have appeared in some 
districts this spring. 
No. 11.) 
No. 12. J 
Melolonthct vulgaris, Fabr. 
No. 13. Pyrochroa serraticornis, Scop. 
This latter is a very common beetle, which passes its larval and 
pupal stages in rotten oak, birch, beech, willow, and other wood. 
Neither beetle nor larva are in the least destructive. 
No. 14. Telephones rusticus, Fall. 
No. 15. Telephones bicolor, F. 
No. 16. Melolonthct vulgaris, Fabr. 
Nos. 14 and 15 are popularly known as “ Soldiers and Sailors/' 
They are most voracious, the females even devouring their mates ; 
the larvae are also carnivorous, feeding on insect grubs, earthworms, 
slugs, etc., so that these beetles should be protected. 
No. 17. Clytus arietis, Linn. 
No. 18. Melolontha vulgaris, Fabr. 
No. 19. Crioceris asparagi, Linn. 
No. 20. Melolontha vulgaris, Fabr. 
No. 19 is the Asparagus Beetle. 
No. 17 is of little importance. 
Nos. 18 and 20 are the large Cockchafer. 
No. 21. Bibio liortulanus, Linn. 
No. 22. Larvm of Chryomelid Beetle ( Timarclia ). 
No. 23. Steropus mandidus, Linn. 
No. 24 
No. 25 
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Melolontha vulgaris, Fabr. 
No. 26. Pterostichus vulgaris, Linn. 
No. 23 attacks mangolds and strawberries, eating the fruit ot the 
latter plant. 
No. 24 also attacks strawberry ; both are somewhat abundant 
this season. 
No. 25. 
No. 30. i The Eosy Fustic (Hydrcecia micacea). 
No. 31.) 
The pupa sent to the Board of Agriculture, numbered 32, is the 
pupa of the 7-spotted Lady-bird ( Coccinella septempunctata). 
