. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. Fig. 122.—Caiosoma scrutator. Fig. 123.—Lebia grandis, an important enemy of the potato beetle. Enlarged. (Chittenden, Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag.) Ground Beetles {Carabidce) .—The ground beetles are less specialized. They h\e usually at the surface of the ground and the lar\'8e are provided with three pairs of normal legs and run about readily and are in fact quite primitive in appearance and habits. They are, as a rule, carnivorous, but a few species attack plants. Some of
. Agricultural entomology for students, farmers, fruit-growers and gardeners. Insects; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. Fig. 122.—Caiosoma scrutator. Fig. 123.—Lebia grandis, an important enemy of the potato beetle. Enlarged. (Chittenden, Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Ag.) Ground Beetles {Carabidce) .—The ground beetles are less specialized. They h\e usually at the surface of the ground and the lar\'8e are provided with three pairs of normal legs and run about readily and are in fact quite primitive in appearance and habits. They are, as a rule, carnivorous, but a few species attack plants. Some of the more important beneficial species are the common ground beetle (Calosoma calidum), a black species with a series of metallic golden spots, abundant over a large part of the United States, and which feeds commonly on. 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 Osborn, Herbert, 1856-1954. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
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