How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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... beak , head and legs black . It is often abundant in clover fields and is known as the " Lesser Clover Leaf Weevil . " ( b ) H. postica ( Gyll . ) . Alfalfa Weevil LENGTH : 3-5 mm . RANGE : introduced from Europe , abundant over much of ...
... beak , head and legs black . It is often abundant in clover fields and is known as the " Lesser Clover Leaf Weevil . " ( b ) H. postica ( Gyll . ) . Alfalfa Weevil LENGTH : 3-5 mm . RANGE : introduced from Europe , abundant over much of ...
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... Beak of female straight nearly to its end , pygidium of male concave and fringed with hairs ; feeds on oaks . Fig . 884 . .... Curculio proboscideus ( Fab . ) Figure 882 LENGTH : 7-9 mm . RANGE : Eastern half United States . Dull ...
... Beak of female straight nearly to its end , pygidium of male concave and fringed with hairs ; feeds on oaks . Fig . 884 . .... Curculio proboscideus ( Fab . ) Figure 882 LENGTH : 7-9 mm . RANGE : Eastern half United States . Dull ...
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... Beak three- fourths as long as thorax . Thorax sometimes with narrow median line . This “ Blue - grass Bill- bug " attacks the roots of timothy and blue- grass . ( b ) Sphenophorus minimus Hart LENGTH : 5-6 mm . RANGE : Eastern U. S. to ...
... Beak three- fourths as long as thorax . Thorax sometimes with narrow median line . This “ Blue - grass Bill- bug " attacks the roots of timothy and blue- grass . ( b ) Sphenophorus minimus Hart LENGTH : 5-6 mm . RANGE : Eastern U. S. to ...
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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