How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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GEORY SSIDAE The Minute Mud - Loving Beetles This small family consists of
oval , convex beetles ranging in size from 1.5 to 3 mm , dark brown in color with
no vestiture . The pronotum is elongate covering the head which is deflexed .
GEORY SSIDAE The Minute Mud - Loving Beetles This small family consists of
oval , convex beetles ranging in size from 1.5 to 3 mm , dark brown in color with
no vestiture . The pronotum is elongate covering the head which is deflexed .
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Both have the scutellum oval . The latter has erect brownish hairs on the
tubercles while with terrestris the hairs are pale yellowish and scale - like . Both
species are found in the eastern U. S. In all there are about 40 members of this
genus in ...
Both have the scutellum oval . The latter has erect brownish hairs on the
tubercles while with terrestris the hairs are pale yellowish and scale - like . Both
species are found in the eastern U. S. In all there are about 40 members of this
genus in ...
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This is a small family of convex , oval , or elongate beetles . They vary in size from
2 to 4 mm . The color runs from testaceous to piceous and they may be spotted or
striped . Their soft bodies are covered with rather dense and long pubescence ...
This is a small family of convex , oval , or elongate beetles . They vary in size from
2 to 4 mm . The color runs from testaceous to piceous and they may be spotted or
striped . Their soft bodies are covered with rather dense and long pubescence ...
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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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