How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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Figure 475 4b No bristles at base of claws ........ .......... 5 LENGTH : 8-11 mm .
RANGE : Eastern half of United States . Black , feebly shining , head and margins
of thorax covered with golden scales . Elytra and body coarsely and densely ...
Figure 475 4b No bristles at base of claws ........ .......... 5 LENGTH : 8-11 mm .
RANGE : Eastern half of United States . Black , feebly shining , head and margins
of thorax covered with golden scales . Elytra and body coarsely and densely ...
Page 316
3 2a ( 1 ) Form elongate ; thorax very narrow ; claws simple ; first ventral segment
about half the length of entire abdomen . Fig . 741 . Donacia piscatrix Lac . За ( 2
) Claws simple ; thorax narrow ; punctures on elytra in rows . 4 3b Claws cleft ...
3 2a ( 1 ) Form elongate ; thorax very narrow ; claws simple ; first ventral segment
about half the length of entire abdomen . Fig . 741 . Donacia piscatrix Lac . За ( 2
) Claws simple ; thorax narrow ; punctures on elytra in rows . 4 3b Claws cleft ...
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Rhyssematus is a closely akin genus , distinguished from the above by claws that
are toothed or cleft . R. lineaticollis Say , about 6 mm long and widely distributed ,
breeds in the seed pods of milkweeds . The elytra are black with brownish ...
Rhyssematus is a closely akin genus , distinguished from the above by claws that
are toothed or cleft . R. lineaticollis Say , about 6 mm long and widely distributed ,
breeds in the seed pods of milkweeds . The elytra are black with brownish ...
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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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