. Insects, injurious and beneficial, their natural history and classification, for the use of fruit growers, vine growers, farmers, gardeners and schools . Bruchus Weevils (Bruchidas).—In these insects the snout is short and thick, the antenna? areserrate and not elbowed, and theeyes are notched. These insects are of small size,and the wing-cases do not cover thetip of the abdomen. The larvae are footless, and usu-ally live in seeds. To this Family. CLASSIFICATION OF [NSECTS INTO FAMILIES. 95 belong the well known Pea-weevil (Fig. 267), and the BeanWeevil (Fig. 268). Snout Beetles (Curculionid
. Insects, injurious and beneficial, their natural history and classification, for the use of fruit growers, vine growers, farmers, gardeners and schools . Bruchus Weevils (Bruchidas).—In these insects the snout is short and thick, the antenna? areserrate and not elbowed, and theeyes are notched. These insects are of small size,and the wing-cases do not cover thetip of the abdomen. The larvae are footless, and usu-ally live in seeds. To this Family. CLASSIFICATION OF [NSECTS INTO FAMILIES. 95 belong the well known Pea-weevil (Fig. 267), and the BeanWeevil (Fig. 268). Snout Beetles (Curculionidae).—These Beetles are destituteof an upper lip and palpi; the antennae are clavate and usuallyelbowed; the snout generally projects downward, and is some-times very long and slender. Fig. 270. Fig. 269.
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