CHAPTER VI. 
Beetles. 
Fig. 6.—A Grub. 
On account of their abundance and the ease with 
which they are captured, beetles 
are about the best insects to begin 
with. They may almost always 
be found in rotten wood, under 
stones and boards which have 
been lying long on the ground. 
There are also some nocturnal beetles, like the well- 
known “ June-bug,” which are attracted into houses 
by the light on summer evenings. 
Let us take this familiar beetle 
as a type for study. 
1. The head : small, oval; eyes 
large; antennae short, bent in¬ 
ward ; mouth-parts fitted for bit¬ 
ing. 
2. The thorax: smooth, shin¬ 
ing, its three segments completely fused together. 
Legs armed with hairs; toes 
hooked ; wings 4, the upper pair 
(elytra) being shining horny and 
used merely as covers for the 
under thin gauzy pair. Line 
separating elytra straight. 
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Fig. 7.—A Beetle. 
Fig 
Side View. 
