How to Know the BeetlesDescribes the physical characteristics, habits and habitats of 1500 species of beetles. |
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Page 282
... tured with yellowish pubescence ; under parts spotted with ash - gray pubescence . Tomoxia discoidea ( Melsh . ) 2-3 mm long and ranging through the Central and Southern States is black with legs , antennae and top of head yellow . The ...
... tured with yellowish pubescence ; under parts spotted with ash - gray pubescence . Tomoxia discoidea ( Melsh . ) 2-3 mm long and ranging through the Central and Southern States is black with legs , antennae and top of head yellow . The ...
Page 347
... tured . Under surface pale yellow . A large and very interesting species reminding one of a tur- tle even more than the other species of the family . It is said to damage chili peppers in New Mexico and Arizona . 68b Elytra smooth . Fig ...
... tured . Under surface pale yellow . A large and very interesting species reminding one of a tur- tle even more than the other species of the family . It is said to damage chili peppers in New Mexico and Arizona . 68b Elytra smooth . Fig ...
Page 362
... tured in male , smooth , shining and longer in female ; head transverse , with scattered coarse punctures ; thorax about twice as wide as long , broadly rounded in front . Both adults and lar- vae feed in the flowers of Florida arrow ...
... tured in male , smooth , shining and longer in female ; head transverse , with scattered coarse punctures ; thorax about twice as wide as long , broadly rounded in front . Both adults and lar- vae feed in the flowers of Florida arrow ...
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 Canada Central and Eastern claws coarse punctures color common convex covered coxae 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 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