How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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... color . Often this skele- ton is so hard that the beetle is protected from most predators . In fact , some beetles from the Old World deserts are so hard that it is neces- sary to use a sharp steel drill to bore a hole into them so that ...
... color . Often this skele- ton is so hard that the beetle is protected from most predators . In fact , some beetles from the Old World deserts are so hard that it is neces- sary to use a sharp steel drill to bore a hole into them so that ...
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... color , but has grooved elytra without punctures . Dis- tribution : Northeastern United States from the Catskill Mts . south to North Carolina . FAMILY 2 . RHYSODIDAE The Wrinkled Bark Beetles This is a small family of relatively rare ...
... color , but has grooved elytra without punctures . Dis- tribution : Northeastern United States from the Catskill Mts . south to North Carolina . FAMILY 2 . RHYSODIDAE The Wrinkled Bark Beetles This is a small family of relatively rare ...
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... color of the species . The main or ground color is indicated by capital letters . ( B , black ; N , brown ; O , orange ; R , red ; W , white and Y , yellow . ) Lower case letters fol- lowing the capitals show the color of the mark- ings ...
... color of the species . The main or ground color is indicated by capital letters . ( B , black ; N , brown ; O , orange ; R , red ; W , white and Y , yellow . ) Lower case letters fol- lowing the capitals show the color of the mark- ings ...
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Use of the PicturedKey | 19 |
PicturedKey to the Genera and Species of Some Common Beetles | 61 |
General References | 395 |
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abdomen adults antennae antennae and legs apex apical bark basal base beak beetles blackish Blister Beetle bronze brownish brownish-yellow Central and Eastern claws Clypeus coarse punctures color common convex covered coxal cavities coxal plates dark brown dark reddish-brown densely dorsal dull yellow Eastern half United Eastern U. S. Eastern United elongate elytra elytral striae elytron eyes feed femora flattened front coxae front tibiae fungi genus gray green groove hairs half of United head and thorax Hind coxae hind tibiae Horn insects labrum larvae last segment legs and antennae LENGTH lobed male mandibles marked as pictured maxillary palpi Melsh Mentum metathorax middle oval paler pest piceous pronotum Prosternum prothorax pubescence pygidium RANGE reddish reddish-yellow ridges scutellum shining black side slender species striae suture tarsi tennae thorax thorax and elytra tibiae tles tooth tured U. S. and Canada usually Weevil wholly black yellowish