How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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Page 91
... densely covered with short hairs ; legs , palpi , thorax and base of antennae brownish - red . A very common , rather loosely- jointed beetle , often attracted by lights . G. bicolor Drury is a closely similar spe- cies of the same size ...
... densely covered with short hairs ; legs , palpi , thorax and base of antennae brownish - red . A very common , rather loosely- jointed beetle , often attracted by lights . G. bicolor Drury is a closely similar spe- cies of the same size ...
Page 103
... densely and rather coarsely punctate . Flies to lights ; common . Amphasia sericea ( Harris ) in shape and size is much like the above . The upper side is wholly black ; the legs are paler . It too is widely distributed and often very ...
... densely and rather coarsely punctate . Flies to lights ; common . Amphasia sericea ( Harris ) in shape and size is much like the above . The upper side is wholly black ; the legs are paler . It too is widely distributed and often very ...
Page 183
... densely punctured . ( b ) Cyphon collaris ( Guer . ) LENGTH : 3.5-4 mm . RANGE : Eastern half United States . Black shining , with fine pubescence . Marked with reddish - yellow as shown includ- ing base of antennae and tibia and tarsae ...
... densely punctured . ( b ) Cyphon collaris ( Guer . ) LENGTH : 3.5-4 mm . RANGE : Eastern half United States . Black shining , with fine pubescence . Marked with reddish - yellow as shown includ- ing base of antennae and tibia and tarsae ...
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