How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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Page 158
... covered with short , appressed , yellowish hairs . The eyes are prominent and the antennae of the male over half as long as the body ; the antennae of the female are shorter . It is 3.3 mm long . Figure 388 LENGTH : 1.2 mm . RANGE ...
... covered with short , appressed , yellowish hairs . The eyes are prominent and the antennae of the male over half as long as the body ; the antennae of the female are shorter . It is 3.3 mm long . Figure 388 LENGTH : 1.2 mm . RANGE ...
Page 184
... covered with hairs that vary from moderate to dense and that are rather long . The broad , triangular head may or may not be deflexed . The 11 - segmented antennae vary from subser- rate to pectinate or flabellate . The pronotum is much ...
... covered with hairs that vary from moderate to dense and that are rather long . The broad , triangular head may or may not be deflexed . The 11 - segmented antennae vary from subser- rate to pectinate or flabellate . The pronotum is much ...
Page 408
... Covered with long shaggy hairs HISPID : covered with stiff hairs Hister abbreviatus , 163 bimaculatus , 163 Histeridae , 35 , 161 HOARY : Covered with a white or silvery pubescence Holobus sp . , 146 Hololepta aequalis , 161 vicina ...
... Covered with long shaggy hairs HISPID : covered with stiff hairs Hister abbreviatus , 163 bimaculatus , 163 Histeridae , 35 , 161 HOARY : Covered with a white or silvery pubescence Holobus sp . , 146 Hololepta aequalis , 161 vicina ...
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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