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whose larva (Fig. 560) scoops out its galleries in the interior of 
the tree, and often occasions much damage. 
The Chrysomelide are other phytophagous insects, dressed in 
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larvee, soft and ovoid, devour the leaves of trees. One of the best 
known species is Lina populi, of a bronzed colour, with red elytra, 
whose larva (Fig. 561), of a greenish grey, devours the leaves 
of the poplar tree. The Galeruce and the Altice belong to the 
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same family, as also do the Capide, the Crioceres, and the Donacie 
The Capida viridis frequents nettles and artichokes; the elytra 
are of rounded form. Fig. 562 represents the Crioceris merdigera, 
a great rarity in this country. The Crioceris asparagi, or 

