How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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Page 199
... marked with brown or occasionally marked with nearly black . Scutel- lum always light . Elytra with punctate striae . The larvae feed on beans and cotton . ( b ) Conoderus lividus ( DeG . ) LENGTH : 14-17 mm . RANGE : Central and ...
... marked with brown or occasionally marked with nearly black . Scutel- lum always light . Elytra with punctate striae . The larvae feed on beans and cotton . ( b ) Conoderus lividus ( DeG . ) LENGTH : 14-17 mm . RANGE : Central and ...
Page 200
... marked and colored much like the above but only about one - half as long ; ranges through the Eastern States . 9c None of the tarsal segments lobed or greatly widened . 10 10a ( 9 ) Third joint of antennae triangular ; elytra marked ...
... marked and colored much like the above but only about one - half as long ; ranges through the Eastern States . 9c None of the tarsal segments lobed or greatly widened . 10 10a ( 9 ) Third joint of antennae triangular ; elytra marked ...
Page 327
... marked with green as pictured . Live in basswood . ( b ) C. philadelphica ( L. ) LENGTH : 8-9 mm . RANGE : Eastern half United States . Robust , convex , shining . Dark olive metallic green . Elytra creamy - white marked with dark green ...
... marked with green as pictured . Live in basswood . ( b ) C. philadelphica ( L. ) LENGTH : 8-9 mm . RANGE : Eastern half United States . Robust , convex , shining . Dark olive metallic green . Elytra creamy - white marked with dark green ...
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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