How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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Page 97
... Head black ; four basal joints of antennae paler ; thorax reddish - yellow with pale mar- gins ; elytra black with ... head is smooth and the elytral striae shallow . 53b Head practically smooth ; length 6 mm or more . Fig . 251 ...
... Head black ; four basal joints of antennae paler ; thorax reddish - yellow with pale mar- gins ; elytra black with ... head is smooth and the elytral striae shallow . 53b Head practically smooth ; length 6 mm or more . Fig . 251 ...
Page 156
... head and thorax . Elytra more than twice the length of the thorax . E. convexum Fauv . 2 mm or a bit more in length and found in the Central and Eastern States is dull reddish yellow . The elytra are as long or longer than the abdomen ...
... head and thorax . Elytra more than twice the length of the thorax . E. convexum Fauv . 2 mm or a bit more in length and found in the Central and Eastern States is dull reddish yellow . The elytra are as long or longer than the abdomen ...
Page 210
... Thorax rounded in front , partly cov- ering the head .........添 B Figure 503 ( a ) Podabrus rugosulus Lec . LENGTH : 7-8 mm . RANGE : eastern half of U. S. Common . Black ; front of head and sides of thorax yellow ; head coarsely punctured ...
... Thorax rounded in front , partly cov- ering the head .........添 B Figure 503 ( a ) Podabrus rugosulus Lec . LENGTH : 7-8 mm . RANGE : eastern half of U. S. Common . Black ; front of head and sides of thorax yellow ; head coarsely punctured ...
Contents
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