. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FlG. 183. teristic of a particular kind of engraver-beetle. A common pattern is shown in Fig. 183. The beetles that do this work are mostly of cylindrical form and of small size ; many spe- cies are almost micro- scopic, and the larger ones rarely exceed a quarter of an inch in length. They are usu- ally brown, sometimes black, and with many the hind end of the body is very blunt, as if cut F, ^g ^j^^^^ jj^g^j^g ^^ long to the f
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. FlG. 183. teristic of a particular kind of engraver-beetle. A common pattern is shown in Fig. 183. The beetles that do this work are mostly of cylindrical form and of small size ; many spe- cies are almost micro- scopic, and the larger ones rarely exceed a quarter of an inch in length. They are usu- ally brown, sometimes black, and with many the hind end of the body is very blunt, as if cut F, ^g ^j^^^^ jj^g^j^g ^^ long to the family SCOLYTID^ (Sco-lyt'i-das). The insects known as horn-tails are often found. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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