How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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Feeding on leaves 22 . Mining leaves 23 . Boring in stems 24 . Boring in roots 25
. In soil feeding on roots 26 . Feeding on flowers 27 . Feeding on fruit 28 .
Feeding in seeds 29 . Boring into wood 30 . Under loose bark and in rotten wood
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Feeding on leaves 22 . Mining leaves 23 . Boring in stems 24 . Boring in roots 25
. In soil feeding on roots 26 . Feeding on flowers 27 . Feeding on fruit 28 .
Feeding in seeds 29 . Boring into wood 30 . Under loose bark and in rotten wood
31 .
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The adults feed on grape leaves while the grubs feed on the roots of various
trees . LENGTH : 7 - 13 mm . RANGE : Asia and steadily spreading in United
States . Robust . Head and thorax shining greenish - bronze ; elytra tan or
brownish with ...
The adults feed on grape leaves while the grubs feed on the roots of various
trees . LENGTH : 7 - 13 mm . RANGE : Asia and steadily spreading in United
States . Robust . Head and thorax shining greenish - bronze ; elytra tan or
brownish with ...
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Ross H. Arnett, Norville Morgan Downie, Harry Edwin Jaques. and have been
given variety significance zimmermanni . Fahr . The larvae feed within the dying
trunks of the cabbage palmetto and other palms . The other species are tropical .
Ross H. Arnett, Norville Morgan Downie, Harry Edwin Jaques. and have been
given variety significance zimmermanni . Fahr . The larvae feed within the dying
trunks of the cabbage palmetto and other palms . The other species are tropical .
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Contents
Use of the PicturedKey | 19 |
PicturedKey to the Genera and Species of Some Common Beetles | 61 |
General References | 395 |
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