Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . teral tubercle onposterior margin, fifth flat, apical edge incurved medianly. Legs brown to blackish. Antennaeand tarsi rufous brown. Length, mm. to mm. PI. Ivii, figs, c I, f, d, shows the dorsaland side view of the beetle. .— The egg is spherical in shape, yellow in colour, and shining. It is very small,being about mm. in diameter. -The larva is small, curved, legless, and white in colour. It is largest across at When full-grown it is from \ to i in. long. On first hatching out the grub e white dot. The curved shape is, h
Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . teral tubercle onposterior margin, fifth flat, apical edge incurved medianly. Legs brown to blackish. Antennaeand tarsi rufous brown. Length, mm. to mm. PI. Ivii, figs, c I, f, d, shows the dorsaland side view of the beetle. .— The egg is spherical in shape, yellow in colour, and shining. It is very small,being about mm. in diameter. -The larva is small, curved, legless, and white in colour. It is largest across at When full-grown it is from \ to i in. long. On first hatching out the grub e white dot. The curved shape is, however, easily recognizable by the time it has bored m. away from the egg gallery. The larva natural size and enlarged is shown in figuiv. The pupa is white and has the general shape of the beetle ; but all the parts are , antennae, and wings being held pressed against the breast as shown in , 4 nun. beetle when it is in the resting stage is light yellow and then light brown,dually darkening to black as the outer parts harden. PLATE fl 1
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