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marked colours, disposed in transverse bands. Their integuments 
are moderately strong, but they are not quite so flexible as 
those of the glowworms. The adults are very fond of flowers, 
and run about the trunks of trees. The larvae are elongated, 
have small legs, and two projections at the end of the last 
THE METAMORPHOSES OF TrichoJes alvearins. 
segment of the abdomen. In this stage of their existence they 
are very carnivorous. One species of the family Trichodes alvearius 
has very curious habits. The females get into the nests of bees, 
and lay their eggs there. The larvae, as soon as they are able, 
begin to eat the larvae of the bees, and very likely they enjoy 
some of the comb also. The beetle has bluish black elytra, marked 
with three red bands, and may be noticed to enter the nests of 
