. Australian insects. Insects. COLEOPTEKA. 155 southern districts; it is smaller than tlie last species; of a darker reddish tint. The male has the front of the head produced into a lance-shaped process, standing out straight; this tapers toward the tip, which turns down like a hook, and has a short blunt spine on the upper surface. The female has a small truncate head, quite unlike the male. About 30 species were described in Masters' Catalogue; Blackburn in his Monograph of the group lists 43 species (Proc. Linn. Soc. 1904). Members of the Genus Trox feed chiefly on decaying animal ma
. Australian insects. Insects. COLEOPTEKA. 155 southern districts; it is smaller than tlie last species; of a darker reddish tint. The male has the front of the head produced into a lance-shaped process, standing out straight; this tapers toward the tip, which turns down like a hook, and has a short blunt spine on the upper surface. The female has a small truncate head, quite unlike the male. About 30 species were described in Masters' Catalogue; Blackburn in his Monograph of the group lists 43 species (Proc. Linn. Soc. 1904). Members of the Genus Trox feed chiefly on decaying animal matter, and are to be found under dead animals, and a few in caves among the accumulated dung of bats; they are Fig. 66.—Phyllotocun tnacleayi (Fischer). The Honey Beetle, common on flowers in summer time. ("Agricultural Gazette," ). curious dull brown insects, convex and rounded on the upper surface; the head is so small and retractile that it appears to be wanting. Trox dohrni. from Central Australia, one of our largest species, is just under 1 inch; is almost black, covered with a regular armour plate of shining black bosses and ridges all over the dorsal surface. T. australasiae, our. 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 Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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