. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 30 HOW IXSECTS ABE CLASSIFIED Lsltxs and adults feed on decaj-ing Both \arvse and adults predaceous. There are many famiUes, in practically all of which are to be found species of importance. A few of the t\'pical famihes are the following : Carabidse, the ground beetles. Active insects both as lar\'ae and as adults, and usually predaceous. Silphidse, the carrion beetles, animal matter. CoccineUidae, the lady beetles. One of the most beneficial families. Elateridae, the click beetles. Parents of the wirewonns
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. 30 HOW IXSECTS ABE CLASSIFIED Lsltxs and adults feed on decaj-ing Both \arvse and adults predaceous. There are many famiUes, in practically all of which are to be found species of importance. A few of the t\'pical famihes are the following : Carabidse, the ground beetles. Active insects both as lar\'ae and as adults, and usually predaceous. Silphidse, the carrion beetles, animal matter. CoccineUidae, the lady beetles. One of the most beneficial families. Elateridae, the click beetles. Parents of the wirewonns. Buprestidae, the adults of the " fiat-headed borers.'' Scarabfeidte. Large beetles, well illustrated in the " June ; The larva? of some feed on decaying animal or vegetable matter, while others are highly injurious. Cerambycidae, the parents of the " round-headed ; ChrysomehdiB. TT,-pical leaf eaters. Examples are the potato beetle, asparagus beetle, and many others. Meloidae. the bhster beetles. Ciu-cuUonidfe, the curctiUos. Snout beetles. The larvse legless grubs. Siphonaptera The Siphonaptera in- clude the fleas. The order is a small one, but is in- teresting because of the adaptations that it exhibits for parasitic or predaceous existence. Metamorphosis is com- plete. From the egg hatches a legless lar\-a, slen- der and womiHke, which later transforms to a pupa, and from this in turn emerges the adult, ready to fiG. 29. —Adult flea. Enlarged. Onginal. begin the hfe round Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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