Elementary entomology ([c1912]) Elementary entomology elementaryentomo00sand Year: [c1912] THE BEETLES 149 bent forward on the head, is frequently found beneath the bark of stumps and in rotting wood, and has been termed the horned passalus (Passahis coniutus}. Scarabaeidae. With over five hun- dred species in this country, the Scar- abaeidae form one of the largest and most important families of beetles. They are thick-bodied beetles of the May-beetle, or June-bug, type, strong but clumsy, and many have the an- terior tibiae broadly flattened for dig- ging. They may be divided into two main
Elementary entomology ([c1912]) Elementary entomology elementaryentomo00sand Year: [c1912] THE BEETLES 149 bent forward on the head, is frequently found beneath the bark of stumps and in rotting wood, and has been termed the horned passalus (Passahis coniutus}. Scarabaeidae. With over five hun- dred species in this country, the Scar- abaeidae form one of the largest and most important families of beetles. They are thick-bodied beetles of the May-beetle, or June-bug, type, strong but clumsy, and many have the an- terior tibiae broadly flattened for dig- ging. They may be divided into two main groups, the scavengers and the leaf-chafers. The larvae of all of the * FlG- 2I2- species are commonly called white (Slightly enlarged) grubs, tor although they vary greatly (After J. 15. Smith) . . ' in size and structure, they all have the same general appearance of the white grub, with its large yellow or brown head with strong mandibles, long legs, thick, whitish •I'^'^^-V -''-^t.• '''•: '• •' '~:'».'i'r'-•-•.- ^Ml/JM^
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