Forest entomology . Fig. 105.—Markings o/Phloeoplithorus rhododactylus on gorse (whin) stem. Fig. 106.—Markings of Phlceophthorus rhododactylus on broom. Phlceophthorus rhododactylus (Marsh). This is one of our smallest British wood-feeding beetles, and is foundin gorse and broom stems. It is very common in 105 represents the markings on whin and fig. 106 on broom. Thebeetles may be looked for about the beginning of April, more especi-ally on half-dead gorse stems,—those stems, in fact, which were alivethe previous year, but have been broken down by the heavy snows of1 Fore

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Forest entomology . Fig. 105.—Markings o/Phloeoplithorus rhododactylus on gorse (whin) stem. Fig. 106.—Markings of Phlceophthorus rhododactylus on broom. Phlceophthorus rhododactylus (Marsh). This is one of our smallest British wood-feeding beetles, and is foundin gorse and broom stems. It is very common in 105 represents the markings on whin and fig. 106 on broom. Thebeetles may be looked for about the beginning of April, more especi-ally on half-dead gorse stems,—those stems, in fact, which were alivethe previous year, but have been broken down by the heavy snows of1 Forest Protection, 1907.

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