THE STUD Y OF INSECTS . 
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V. The Flower-beetles .—The flower-beetles are so called 
because many of them are often seen feeding upon pollen 
and flying from flower to flower. These beetles are some¬ 
what flattened, or nearly level on the back; the claws 
Fig. 683.—The Sugar-cane Beetle. 
of the tarsi are of equal size, and the fore coxae are coni¬ 
cal and prominent. Nearly sixty species occur in this 
country. 
